FREN 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: French Verbs, Pronoun, Infinitive
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Ce qui and ce que are indefinite relative pronouns that mean what in english. Ce que replaces an object and is followed by a subject + verb. Ce qui replaces a subject and is followed by a verb (the verb may be preceded by a pronoun but not a subject prnoun). Je ne ne sais pas ce que je vais faire. A small number of french verbs are used with ce qui, including: arriver, se passer (to happen), int resser, impressionner, and ennuyer. Ma m re veut savoir ce qui se passe ici. My mother wants to know what"s going on here. In spoken french, speakers frequently begin a sentence with ce qui and ce que to highlight or emphasize the topic they are discussing. Compare the sentences with standard word order in the left-hand column with the focalized sentences. Ce qui ennuie les tudiants, c"est ce cours.
