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Who vs Whom Qui ou à Qui
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Who / Qui is a question word.
Who / Qui is singular. The answer to Who / Qui can be: a proper name (ex. Madame Baldwin) a subject pronoun (he/she = il/elle)
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Qui est à la porte? = Who is at the door?
Qui = Who Qui est à la porte? = Who is at the door?
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Elle est à la porte. = She is at the door.
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Il est à la porte. = He is at the door.
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Whom is preceded by “to” To whom are you writing? À qui écris-tu?
À Qui = (to) Whom Whom is preceded by “to” To whom are you writing? À qui écris-tu?
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(to) Whom can be answered multiple ways:
I am writing to : J’écris à : a proper name a relative, friend, teacher, person a living creature (or being who can read )
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(to) Whom / (à) Qui is an indirect object
(to) Whom / (à) Qui is an indirect object. The indirect object represents the secondary goal of the action of its verb.
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Watcha doin’? I’m writing a letter to Madame Baldwin. I’m writing a letter (first goal) to Madame Baldwin (second goal)
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Indirect objects en français : me = to me te = to you nous = to us vous = to you (formal/plural) lui = to him / to her leur = to them
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Le garçon donne une fleur à la fille
Le garçon donne une fleur à la fille. The boys gives a flower (first goal) to the girl (second goal).
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In French, the object is placed before the verb: Le garçon lui donne une fleur. …to be continued.
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