The French Relative Pronouns QUI QUE DONT OÙ and LEQUEL // French Grammar Course // Lesson 40 🇫🇷

[@mikelocke3258]

Another great lesson Dylane. However.... I am speechless, (figuratively and literally !) at how complicated French is. It's really worthy of the pain it takes to learn and presents a great challenge.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

I have to say that this subject is quite a bit! Like I always say, know the rules and it will come with practice ;)

[@itsemeguys7682]

I don't know why I can't understand the subject in school, but when I watch your video about it, I understand everything!! Thank you so much!!!❤❤🤩🤩🥰

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

I am so happy my video helped you 🤩

[@dinab7852]

Une des leçons les plus difficles à comprendre et à enseigner: les pronoms relatifs. Merci plus pour cette vidéo!

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Merci Brenda 😃 Tu regardes les vidéos tard 😱

[@dinab7852]

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[@StephanieHughesDesign]

Je suis heureux que vous avoir enseigné cette matière. Cela m'est utile. Chapeau, Professeure Dylane !

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Merci à toi Stephanie :)

[@jowanshe]

Tu as parfaitement présenté la leçon. J'apprécie.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Merci Joseph 🥰

[@Stephanie-gv8rh]

Dont is one I struggle a lot with 😅 I plan on rewatching this many times 😂

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

DOn't worry if you struggle with it, one day it will come :D

[@davidmonsor3651]

Vous êtes la personne avec qui j'apprends Français

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Très bien David :D

[@ivymlpun2516]

Vous m'expliquez ce grammaire bien.

[@kanaktherani1106]

Respected Dylane Madam, You are the Perfect Online Teacher of French Subject.....

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Thank you ☺️

[@SACHINAGARWAL16]

Mam I do not understand don't

[@noahhenderson3881]

I finally kind of understand dont. This is how I think of it. It usually means "of which". We don't really use this in English and I'll show you in a little bit what I mean by this. How I remember "dont" and when to use it is I always think "Does the verb it's relating to end with a de? If yes, dont is used, if no, then it'll be a different relative pronoun" a good example of this is "parler de" (to talk about). It's a verb that has de attached to the end, so you would use dont. Here is an example. If I wanted to say "here's the family (in which) I'm talking about." You could say in French "voici la famille. Je parle de cette famille." That is two sentences, and it's redundant and unnecessary to say when you can just simply say "voici la famille DONT je parle". Again, the dont represents the "in which". Like I said earlier we don't usually say our sentences like this in English because we would have just said "here is the family I'm talking about" because in English, it makes perfect sense not to add the relative pronoun but in French it makes no sense at all. I think the reason English speakers get so confused over relative pronouns like this is because half the time in English, they are not used. But just remember that "dont" is a relative pronoun that is used when there is a verb + de in a sentence. I try to not think too much about what the relative pronoun is replacing (as far as subject or direct/indirect object) because that confuses me but if I pick apart the sentence and compare a phrase to one with a relative pronoun in it, it tends to make more sense and it's easier to understand why the word is being used.

[@nawabzada9845]

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[@AnthonyKalloo]

Thanks!

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Merci beaucoup Anthony

[@jasmindomee5350]

Merci beaucoup Miss Dylane 🤩🤩🤩❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Pas de quoi :D

[@SolarLingua]

So "à qui" and "auquel" are interchangable? You said: 1.) Mon ami à qui j'ai prêté un livre.. 2.) Le client auquel je parle... I don't see any difference here. Is there a trick?

[@yassineserfaoui9460]

Very helpful Video thanks a lot

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

I al glad it helped :)

[@JDC8792]

It me faut habituer à utiliser "où " au lieu de "quand" en rencontrant une histoire par example. Le français est parfois un peu bizarre. 😅 mais je l'adore!

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Un peu beaucoup bizarre oui :D

[@navyavarshney26]

Vos leçons sont marvellieous.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Thanks :)

[@bedwars1013]

Mtn je comprends meilleure, merci pour votre aide.

[@nethashishakya7331]

I hve an exm tomorrow.I was soo dificult of this lesson.Now it is very much ok fr me🥺Thankyou soo much 🥺❤️

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Wishing you luck!

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Merci beaucoup, Dylane!

[@daudaokine9759]

Thanks for the lesson

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

My pleasure!

[@Ruth-mt8eq]

Madame Dylane🌹 I am getting exhausted with this lesson because I am not able to understand many things. I need to keep studying it, it is the only option.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

It's ok Ruth, sometimes some subjects take longer, Come back to it whenever you feel ready :)

[@ravivarma7853]

Merci beaucoup Dylane

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

De rien :)

[@Jaden_Tse]

It was a super helpful video to watch but I burn all of my energy to understand ❤🙃🎉

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

It is complex but I am sure you can master it 🤩

[@pedromartins4736]

I would like to be sure of whether these phrases are correct: The politician for who and the politician for whom for i 've learnt that whom is used as object of a verb.

[@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge]

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[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

De rien :)

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[@kharversusfrench]

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[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Merci 🤩

[@captainjacknil8571]

lol dont was the only thing with which i used to drive crazy in my school but thanks to this video it made my concept clear

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Glad it helped 🤩

[@FashionessTaz]

When to use avec qui and a qui ...does translating the phrase to English help

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

I think it's in the lessons following this one. Just keep playing the playlist :)

[@mateusoliveira4409]

What’s the difference between ce que and que and ce qui and qui? Great vid btw

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

That would be long to explain in a comment but if you go to the grammar playlist, the video after this one (I think) explains it :)

[@mabdullahabdullahbay4625]

Interested lecture !!! 💯

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Merci :D

[@rnabil1515]

Hello, thanks for your great videos, here is a question, I think sometimes I can use two ways, for example, "a qui" and "auqeul", for example, "le client auquel je parle est impoli" and I can say "le client a qui je parle est impli", am I right?

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Both are fine, especially in spoken French :)

[@rnabil1515]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane One more question please, if I have a place preceded by "à", I can use one of these 3 relative pronouns, à qui, auquel or où, for example, c'est le l'adresse du restaurant où nous allons, c'est l'adresse du restaurant auquel nous allons, or c'est l'adresse du restaurant a qui nous allons, am I right? Also if a place preceded by "de", 4 ways relative pronouns can be used, de qui, dont, duquel and où, is this right?

[@hongjingdu6231]

but google says only use auquel for inanimate objects, and use a qui for people. so "le client auquel je parle" should be wrong? it should only be "le client a qui je pale"?

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

That's the rule I ahve learned as a teacher and the one I always used but I will check it out :)

[@gregguillot7767]

I was doing pretty well up to this point, but my head's starting to spin! LOL.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

I understand why :D

[@gregguillot7767]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane LOL

[@super-uj5eu]

Thanks... But i would appreciate ur help on this one "Tu sais qui je suis" Isn't it supposed to be que because it replaces a direct object

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

No it's qui because we are talking about a person :)

[@parasagarwal3091]

How to identify when to use pronom relatifs simples and composes?

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

You just have to know them :)

[@sevvaldemirr]

What's the difference between "de qui" and "dont"

[@mohamadsavoji9959]

thank you Dylane, but i confused about "parler de". you used "a qui", but already i saw somewhere used "dont".😂🤔

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

parle de quelque chose - Parle à quelqu'un - Both are correct :)

[@coralxe5161]

Hi, in the explanation of QUE, the example given was 'J'ai vu un film. Le film etait nul.' But isn't le film coming as a subject and therefore we need to use qui?

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

No it's still que in this case ;) Did you watch the whole video?

[@coralxe5161]

let me watch is once more@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane

[@ruthdenova7832]

Madame Dylane, I am not very sure about everything that is considered an object and where can I find prepositions with verbs among your lessons ? My gratitude for your help.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Objects are explained in lesson 31 and 32 of this course, for prepositions, it's all in the conjugation course :)

[@pedramtabande1110]

so i finished the grammar book last week and now i’m reviewing some of the chapters, as you pointed out here yourself, we can use the two following sentences interchangeably: 1. Le client auquel je parle est impoli. 2. Le client à qui je parle est impoli. so is this use of “à qui” in the second sentence just about people or can it also be about things like objects or ideas? like is this one correct: L'idée à qui je pense est risquée. ? and then I assume the same rule applies for de qui and dont. I mean do these two sentences also have the same meaning? 1. C'est la personne dont je t'ai parlé. 2. C'est la personne de qui je t'ai parlé.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

For ideas, you can only use L'idée à laquelle je penses :) Not à qui.

[@moviesync3131]

Why does the relative pronouns have more than one meaning and how would you know when and which to use? *Example: 2:14

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

It has many meanings in English but in French it has only one, you are talking about qui right?

[@moviesync3131]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane You are talking as if the person you're talking to speaks French. Why would that relative pronoun have more than one meaning and now other relative pronouns could have the same meaning... I don't understand why there are more than one meanings

[@andreagiraldomdphd.8376]

Dear Prof , could you tell me if my sentence is correct? A) Je parle de ma maison B) Je parle dont ma maison

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

A :)

[@thunderstorm2771]

J'ai une question. 'J'ai vu un film. Ce film etait romantique'. Would it be correct to say "Un film qui j'ai vu etait romantique" as well? :)

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

It would be better to say Le film que j'ai vu in this case :)

[@king_leo3269]

So what is the difference between à qui and auquel?

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Auquel is for an animal or an object ;)

[@king_leo3269]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane you absolute legend, merci beaucoup!

[@derfalke624]

Que justice soit faite Why did we use que at the beginning?

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

That's very specific because it's the subjunctive with the imperative. So que comes from the subjunctive :)

[@jannamebaotocuaruneterra6211]

Excuse me, m'am. Um,... I'm, at the moment, confused between où and que. I self-learn French, only me, my text book (French Step by Step by Myrna Bell Rochester), and Google. I've already known où used for time and place and que is for direct objects, after que is a dependent clause 🤔 But I sometimes don't get it right when doing excercises. For example this question in my book, L'hotel a un restaurant ...... nous aimons dîner. I wrote que but the answer key is où. Why? 😶 I do hope you could please help me answer my question. Oh, and I don't understand what direct object means.

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Because the restaurant is a place ;)

[@jsuisEla]

words like mangent confuse me all the time because its negative in english, dont is even more confusing haha

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

mangent?

[@jsuisEla]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane yeah it reminds me of negative words like weren't wasn't. Dont sounds like don't. Your content is great btw im recommending it to everyone:)

[@aammimohamed3652]

ladiffernce entre qui est et quel est peut on dire quel est le personnage

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Oui, quel est le personnage principal ? :)

[@aammimohamed3652]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane merci

[@bojack1310]

Can I write (C'est la robe avec qui je me suis mariée?)

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Only avec laquelle ;)

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[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Thank you so much!

[@thebrickton1947]

Dont burn the coffee down, mon cheri

[@qamarrossini]

"Le film QUE j'ai vu était nul" and "Le film QUI j'ai vu était romantique." How can it be that in the second sentence le film is the subject and in the second sentence le film is the direct object ? 🤔

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

But that's not the examples I gave. Le film QUE j'ai vu VS J'ai vu un film QUI était romantique. J'ai vu quoi? = Un film = QUE Le film était romantique = le film is the subject = QUI

[@AbdulRehmanKhan-ci4cn]

Comment c'est " l'homme de qui je parle " et pourquoi pas " l'homme dont je parle "

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Les deux sont corrects ;) Est-ce que c'est un exemple dans la vidéo?

[@AbdulRehmanKhan-ci4cn]

@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Merci bien ! Madame

[@neilhunter5893]

I love the French language. But my brain hurts. It's so confusing and seems impossible to get past the basics 😪

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

One lesson a day Neil, no need to rush :D

[@prachibhandarkar6437]

Ok now I admit that relative pronouns are difficult 😅

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Just a little bit 😅

[@thebrickton1947]

Im afraid to watch camadian french film, for i may end sounding tre horrible, i follow a quebec lawyer and his french is attrocious. No liason ugh

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Canadian French is just another type of French, just like English has many variations. I watch TV from all around the world but that doesn't mean I pick up on it ;)

[@jinx1947]

Encore un qui mord la poussière! (Je pense que c'est correct) Merci......

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Oui c'est correct :D

[@baritonebynight]

I hate dont!

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

I can understand why :)

[@ChildofGod-c3j]

Jesus Christ

[@hecoppiii]

You're amazing!!! Thank you for content you make. I also follow you on Instagram. This video was comprehensive and taught me a lot

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

You are welcome 🤩 And thank you for your comment :D

[@amymasreliez8957]

Thanks!

[@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

Thank you so much Amy

[@zin_eb_13]

Thanks!