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?

Asked 2 years ago
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

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?

CélineKwiziq team member

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 !

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?

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