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final swan
both are using the previous noun in the following clause/subsentence, but doing it in a different way.
with "que", that noun is used as the object of the clause, meaning it is being acted on by the verb
ex: c'est l'homme [que] j'ai vu
this conveys "j'ai vu l'homme". L'homme is the one being seen, not the one seeing
with "qui", that noun is used as the subject of the clause, meaning it is doing the action
ex: c'est l'homme [qui] a vu l'accident
this conveys "l'homme a vu l'accident". L'homme is doing the seeing, it is not being seen
often times, this means that "que" is followed by a noun/pronoun (the subject), while "qui" is followed by a verb.
However, due to stylistic choices, this is not always the case, and "que" can also be followed by a verb
le chat qui a mangé la souris => the cat that ate the mouse
le chat qu'a mangé la souris => the cat that got eaten by the mouse (not the same)
pearl sleet
Thank you, that helped me answer that example question! Do you think you could walk me through this one? I'm a little confused here because I don't have the initial sentence giving me some context.
final swan
oh, this one is quite different!
is the exercise just picking between "que" and "qui"?
pearl sleet
yep!
final swan
because while it is one of them, it is for a completely different reason
so I'm surprised it's the same exercise
pearl sleet
Yeah 😭 I think that's why I was struggling so much on this exercise
final swan
so, do you know about prepositions?
like when you are using a verb, you need to add a small word between the verb and the object sometimes?
je parle français (no preposition) / I'm speaking French
je parle à Thomas / I'm speaking to Thomas
je parle de Thomas / I'm speaking about Thomas
-# (the object being the thing being acted on by the verb, in this case either français or thomas)
pearl sleet
i learned them, but it's definitely on the beginner knowledge side
final swan
do you understand the concept?
final swan
so, earlier I said "que" was used when the previous noun acted as object.
This is true, but only if that object would be introduced with no preposition
pearl sleet
ohhh so because of the a (i don't have accents sorry) it's qui?
final swan
for instance "C'est [la langue] que je parle"
conveys the information => "je parle [la langue]"
but if it's using a preposition, you have to use that preposition in the relative pronoun
"C'est la personne à qui je parle" => "je parle à [la personne]"
"C'est la personne de qui je parle" => "je parle de [la personne]"
note that here, "qui" is the same "qui" as "who", as in it's referring to a person
you could use "à quoi" or "de quoi" when talking about something
or even "quand" when talking about sometime
pearl sleet
Ohhh
final swan
that's why I was surprised it was in the same exercise
it's a completely different concept
pearl sleet
facts, maybe it's just because it's differentiating que and qui? even though it's different concepts
final swan
in any case, "à que" and "de que" never happen
the reason it happens with "qui" is because it's not the same meaning for "qui"
final swan
for more info on the matter
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/relative-pronouns-que-qui/
final swan
yeah, I definitely should practice this more... i'm not good at it 😭 😂
relative pronouns are hard!
they change based on grammatical constructions that do not appear explicitly and there isn't a direct equivalent in English
you don't need to be perfect, but knowing the que vs qui distinction is good
pearl sleet
Okay, wait sorry for asking so many questions, but i don't understand how this is wrong 😔
the sentence construction is what gets me in French
final swan
"ne sont pas inutiles" => are not useless
are studies doing the action of not being useless (qui) or receiving the action of not being useless (que)?
