B2 noun

ce qui

When you want to say "what" or "that which" and it's the subject of the clause, you need to use ce qui. It refers to an unspecified thing or idea. Think of it as replacing "the thing that."

For example, if you say "What is important is...", you'd use Ce qui est important, c'est.... It's always followed by a conjugated verb. Don't confuse it with "ce que," which is used when "what" is the direct object.

How Formal Is It?

격식체

"Dites-moi, s'il vous plaît, ce qui vous plaît le plus dans cette proposition."

중립

"Dis-moi ce qui te ferait plaisir pour ton anniversaire."

비격식체

"C'qu'y est bien, c'est qu'on a le temps."

Child friendly

"Montre-moi ce qui brille dans la boîte."

속어

"Tu vois c'qui s'passe là?"

셀프 테스트 18 질문

sentence order B2

아래 단어를 탭해서 문장을 만들어 보세요
정답! 아쉬워요. 정답: Ce qui m'intéresse le plus, c'est l'histoire.

This sentence uses 'ce qui' to introduce the subject of what is interesting.

sentence order B2

아래 단어를 탭해서 문장을 만들어 보세요
정답! 아쉬워요. 정답: Elle ne comprend pas ce qui se passe.

'Ce qui' acts as the subject of the verb 'se passe'.

sentence order B2

아래 단어를 탭해서 문장을 만들어 보세요
정답! 아쉬워요. 정답: Dis-moi ce qui t'inquiète.

Here, 'ce qui' is the subject of the verb 't'inquiète'.

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Il ne sait pas ___ le retient ici. (He doesn't know what keeps him here.)

정답! 아쉬워요. 정답: ce qui

We use 'ce qui' when 'what' is the subject of the following verb. Here, 'ce qui' is the subject of 'retient'.

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___ me plaît le plus, c'est sa gentillesse. (What I like the most is her kindness.)

정답! 아쉬워요. 정답: Ce qui

Here, 'ce qui' acts as the subject of the verb 'plaît'.

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Dites-moi ___ vous préoccupe. (Tell me what worries you.)

정답! 아쉬워요. 정답: ce qui

'Ce qui' is the subject of 'préoccupe'.

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___ est étonnant, c'est son calme face à la situation. (What is surprising is his calm in the face of the situation.)

정답! 아쉬워요. 정답: Ce qui

'Ce qui' is the subject of 'est étonnant'.

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Je ne comprends pas ___ t'a poussé à faire ça. (I don't understand what pushed you to do that.)

정답! 아쉬워요. 정답: ce qui

'Ce qui' is the subject of 't'a poussé'.

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Expliquez-moi ___ s'est passé hier soir. (Explain to me what happened last night.)

정답! 아쉬워요. 정답: ce qui

'Ce qui' is the subject of 's'est passé'.

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Il faut se concentrer sur ___ nous unit, pas sur ___ nous divise.

정답! 아쉬워요. 정답: ce qui

'Ce qui' is used because 'nous unit' and 'nous divise' are verbs, and 'ce qui' acts as the subject of these verbs.

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Le scandale, ___ a éclaté hier, a provoqué de vives réactions.

정답! 아쉬워요. 정답: ce qui

'Ce qui' is the subject of the verb 'a éclaté' and refers to 'le scandale', making it the correct choice.

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Elle n'a pas voulu dire ___ la dérangeait vraiment.

정답! 아쉬워요. 정답: ce qui

'La dérangeait' is a verb, and 'ce qui' functions as its subject, referring to the unspecified thing bothering her.

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Ce n'est pas ___ tu dis, mais plutôt ___ tu fais, qui compte.

정답! 아쉬워요. 정답: ce que / ce qui

'Ce que tu dis' uses 'ce que' because 'tu dis' has a direct object 'ce'. 'Ce qui compte' uses 'ce qui' because 'compte' is a verb and 'ce qui' is its subject.

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Peu importe ___ arrivera, nous devons rester unis.

정답! 아쉬워요. 정답: ce qui

'Arrivera' is an impersonal verb here, and 'ce qui' functions as its subject, referring to the unspecified event.

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Dites-moi ___ vous préoccupe le plus en ce moment.

정답! 아쉬워요. 정답: ce qui

'Vous préoccupe' is a verb construction where 'ce qui' acts as the subject causing the preoccupation.

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