Çe ne fait rien

Stephen L.A2Kwiziq community member

Çe ne fait rien

Désolé, j'ai oublié mon argent. - Oh, ________." Sorry, I forgot my money. -Oh, it's not a problem.Why  "çe ne fait rien" and not  "çe ne problème pas"?
Asked 3 years ago
Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Hi Stephen,

The colloquial expression is "Ça ne fait rien"  --> It's nothing / No problem / It doesn't matter.

Jim

Christophe B.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hi, why is "ça m'est égal" not accepted ?

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Christophe, 

The point is that "ça m'est égal" is not the same as "ça ne fait rien"

"ça m'est égal" means "it's all the same to me" --> "It/that is to me equal" strictly speaking.

Hope this explains for you.

Jim

Stephen L. asked:

Çe ne fait rien

Désolé, j'ai oublié mon argent. - Oh, ________." Sorry, I forgot my money. -Oh, it's not a problem.Why  "çe ne fait rien" and not  "çe ne problème pas"?

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