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In French, should I say...
1. Où est-ce que tu vas, or
2. Où est-ce que vas-tu ?
Jun 25, 2021 4:03 PM
Answers · 4
3
Hello, you should say « où est-ce que tu vas ». In French, there are two ways to ask a question, either with inversion (« où vas-tu ») or with « est-ce que » at the beginning, after the adverb (« où est-ce que tu vas »). In the second case, the inversion is unnecessary, « est-ce que » does all the job.
June 25, 2021
2
I agree with Aleksandra. If you wanted to ask this question differently, you could say:
Où vas-tu ?
Tu vas où ?
There is no difference in meaning, but there is a difference in register/formality. Among the three options, "Tu vas où ?" is the least formal, while "Où vas-tu ?" is the most formal (though nothing is that formal when it involves "tu").
All three structures are possible for most questions, by the way, with the same variation in formality.
June 25, 2021
1
You should say :
1. Où est-ce que tu vas?
(Mot interrogatif) + est-ce que + sujet + verbe
Formel : Où vas-tu?
Informel : Tu vas où? / Où tu vas?
June 26, 2021
1
Quand on utilise “est-ce que” on garde les lieux exacts des pronom sujet et le verbe donc où est-ce que tu vas?
June 26, 2021
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