ce qui

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə ki/, /ski/

Pronoun

ce qui

1. (nominative, relative) what (that which; those which; the thing that)

   Ce qui est vrai, c’est que je l’adorais.

   What's true is that I loved him.

   C’est quoi, ce qui a occasionné ça ?

   What [is it that] caused this?

   • 2018, Zaz, Qué vendrá:

     Puisque nous sommes ici sans savoir ce qui nous attend un peu plus tard, laisser parler mon instinct me guérit.

     Since we're here without knowing what awaits us a little bit later, letting my instinct[s] speak heals me.

2. (nominative, interrogative) what (in indirect questions, subject)

   Je ne sais pas ce qui y est écrit.

   I don't know what it says [lit. is written].

   Savez-vous ce qui arrive ?

   Do you know what happens?

See also

• ce à quoi
• ce dont
• ce que