Why is it "peut-être que"? I don't get why the "Que" is there ?

James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Asked 3 years ago

CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour James,

To supplement on Alan's and Chris's excellent answers, here are two answers (from Chris and Alan ;-) ) on the same topic:

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

Like03 years ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Peut-être que ... -- May be that ...

Don't overthink it, just accept it.

Like13 years ago

Alan G.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

"When followed by a clause, peut-être requires either the relative pronoun que or inversion."

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/expressions/peut-etre/

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