Qui, que, où, dont, ce qui, ce que

Question 1

Qui.

a) possible translations
b) always followed by…?
c) Example: We congratulate the artist who took this photo

Answer 1

a) who, whom, which, what or that (can refer to people or things)
b) A verb
c) Nous félicitons l’artiste qui a pris cette photo

Question 2

Que.

a) possible translations
b) always followed by…?
c) Example: She doesn’t like the frame that you are showing her

Answer 2

a) whom, which, that (can refer to people or things)
b) A subject
c) Elle n’aime pas le cadre que vous lui montrez

Question 3

Où.

a) possible translations
b) always followed by…?
c) alternative phrases to use

Answer 3

a) Where, when (can refer to times or places)
b) A subject
c) dans lequel, sur lequel, par lequel

Question 4

Dont.

a) refers to..?
b) possible translations
c) always followed by…?

Answer 4

a) objects of verbs that require ‘de’
b) of which, from which, of whom, from whom, that, whose, with
c) A subject (so is most similar to ‘que’)

Question 5

Give me back the book that I lent you

Answer 5

Rends-moi le livre QUE je t’ai prêté

Question 6

Are you the owner ? (Literal: is it you that is the owner?)

Answer 6

C’est vous QUI êtes le propriétaire ?

Question 7

It is me that sold him this lamp

Answer 7

C’est moi QUI lui ai vendu cette lampe

Question 8

The objects they make are of great value

Answer 8

Les objets QU’ils fabriquent sont de grande valeur

Question 9

It’s the person who I was thinking of

Answer 9

C’est la personne À QUI je pensais

à qui - a person

Question 10

Do you know what he is thinking of?

Answer 10

Tu sais À QUOI il pense ?

à quoi - an indefinite thing / object

Question 11

It’s the painting that I was thinking of

Answer 11

C’est le tableau AUQUEL je pensais

au quel - a specific thing / object

Question 12

It’s the company for which I am working

Answer 12

C’est l’entreprise pour laquelle je travaille

lequel/ laquelle / lesquels/ lesquelles = specfic things

Question 13

Here is the person without whom I would not have been able to succeed

Answer 13

Voici la personne sans QUI je n’aurai pas pu réussir

Conditionnel passe formation: Conditionnel présent (futur simple stem + l’imparfait endings) + past participle

Question 14

These are the tools with which I was able to prosper

Answer 14

Ce sont les outils avec LESQUELS j’ai pu prospérer

Question 15

They are the friends at whose house we had lunch on Sunday

Answer 15

Ils sont les amis CHEZ QUI nous avons déjeuné dimanche

Question 16

Do you remember the day when he was elected?

Answer 16

Tu te souviens de l’année où il a été élu ?

Question 17

The film that (of which) you were talking about

Answer 17

Le film DONT tu as parlé

Question 18

It is the film that you watched.

What did you think of it?

Answer 18

C’est le film que tu as regardé.

Qu’en as-tu pensé ?

Question 19

I am suspicious of him.

Do you know the man whom I am suspicious of?

Answer 19

Je me méfie de lui.

Connaissez-vous l’homme dont je me méfie?

Question 20

You will never guess what happened!

Answer 20

Tu ne devineras jamais ce qui est arrivé !

Deviner = to guess

Devenir = to become

Question 21

What is good for the client is not always good for the vender

Answer 21

Ce qui est bon pour le client n’est pas toujours bon pour le vendeur

Question 22

What he does is not my concern

Answer 22

ce qu’il fait, ça ne me regarde pas

Question 23

I will see what I can do

Answer 23

Je vais voir ce que je peux faire