Unit 84 Guidebook: talk about possessions
KEY PHRASES
Talk about possessions
Les lunettes que tu cherches sont en haut de l'escalier.
The glasses that you're looking for are at the top of the stairs.
The glasses that you're looking for are at the top of the stairs.
Ces trucs que tu mets sur l'étagère ne servent à rien.
These things that you put on the bookshelf are useless.
These things that you put on the bookshelf are useless.
Elle a trouvé la robe qu'elle cherchait ?
Did she find the dress that she was looking for?
Did she find the dress that she was looking for?
Ces livres que tu as mis sur l'étagère sont à Julia.
Those books that you put on the bookshelf are Julia's.
Those books that you put on the bookshelf are Julia's.
Ils jettent le bazar que les enfants ont mis dans le jardin.
They're throwing away the junk that the children put in the yard.
They're throwing away the junk that the children put in the yard.
Nous jetons toutes ces vieilles choses que nous n'utilisons plus.
We're throwing away all these old things that we don't use anymore.
We're throwing away all these old things that we don't use anymore.
TIP
Le film que je regarde est intéressant
We've already seen phrases like un acteur qui chante. Similarly, we can also use que in a sentence to say that.
Le sac que tu portes est lourd.
The bag that you're carrying is heavy.
The bag that you're carrying is heavy.
How do you know if you should use qui or que? A helpful tip is that qui is followed by a verb, while que isn't!