Lesson Thirteen Flashcards
subject of verb interrogative pronoun for persons:
qui?/qui est-ce qui? (who?)
subject of verb interrogative pronoun for things:
qu’est-ce qui? (what?)
object of verb interrogative pronoun for persons:
qui?/qui est-ce que? (whom?)
object of verb interrogative pronoun for things:
que?/qu’est-ce que? (what?)
object of preposition interrogative pronoun for persons:
qui? (whom?)
object of preposition interrogative pronoun for things:
quoi? (what?)
Qui a vu Jean? / Qui est-ce qui a vu Jean?
Who has seen John?
Qui avez-vous vu? / Qui est-ce que vous avez vu?
Whom did you see?
A qui avez-vous écrit?
To whom did you write?
A qui est la montre?
To whom is the watch? / Whose watch is it?
Qu’est-ce qui est arrivé?
What happened?
Qu’avez-vous vu? / Qu’est-ce que vous avez vu?
What did you see?
A quoi pensez-vous?
What are you thinking about?
Lequel? (f. laquelle; m. pl. lesquels; f. pl. lesquelles)
Which?/Which one(s)?
may be used as subject of a verb, object of a verb, or object of a preposition. For persons or things.
Auquel des deux frères avez-vous écrit?
To which of the two brothers did you write?
commencer
to begin
je commence
I begin
nous commençons
we begin
(verbs in -cer and -ger preserve the soft sound of c and g throughout the conjugation: c becomes ç, g becomes ge, before a or o.)
manger
to eat
je mange
I eat
nous mangeons
we eat
(verbs in -cer and -ger preserve the soft sound of c and g throughout the conjugation: c becomes ç, g becomes ge, before a or o.)
je mangeais
I was eating
(verbs in -cer and -ger preserve the soft sound of c and g throughout the conjugation: c becomes ç, g becomes ge, before a or o.)
mener
to lead
vous menez
you lead
je mène
I lead
(verbs in unnaccented e + a consonant usually change the e to è when the consonant is followed by a mute e. Most verbs in -eler and -eter double the consonant instead of changing the e to è.)
je mènerai
I will lead
(verbs in unnaccented e + a consonant usually change the e to è when the consonant is followed by a mute e. Most verbs in -eler and -eter double the consonant instead of changing the e to è.)
geler
to freeze
vous gelez
you freeze