Comment instead of quoi.

F1277 L.A0Kwiziq community member

Comment instead of quoi.

When you keep your normal statement followed by quoi at the end

-Tu fais quoi?

Can you replace it with comment

-Tu fais comment?

This question relates to:French lesson "C'est quoi, Qu'est-ce que c'est ? = What's that? (French Questions)"

Asked 2 years ago

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Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Bonjour,

To replace "quoi" (interjection) --> what?

with "comment" (adverb) --> How - in what way

Depletes the question sense as I see it.

Bonne continuation

Jim

Like02 years ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Yes, Jim's right:

Tu fais quoi? -- What are you doing?
Tu fais comment? -- How are you doing it?

Like02 years ago

CélineNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Bonjour F1277,

Both Jim and Chris are correct! Also, "tu fais comment ?" is quite colloquial and context dependent: as per Chris's translation, it refers to something specific, i.e. "it".

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

Like02 years ago

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