French - German Dictionary
/kə/
Que is one of the most common French words, functioning as a conjunction, pronoun, and adverb. It translates to German in various ways depending on context: dass (conjunction), was or welcher (relative pronouns), wen (interrogative object), or nur and wie (adverbs).
| # | Type | French | German |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conjunction | que connecting a noun clause | dass |
| 2 | pronoun | que what? (interrogative pronoun) | was |
| 3 | preposition | que Introducing a basis of comparison | so ... wie |
| 4 | adverb | que no more than | nur |
| 5 | adverb | que no more than | lediglich |
| 6 | preposition | que Introduces a comparison | als |
| 7 | pronoun | que what person; object of a verb (accusative) | wen |
| 8 | pronoun | que which | der |
| 9 | pronoun | que which | die |
| 10 | pronoun | que which | das |
| 11 | conjunction | que solely, only, merely (obsolete) | nur |
| 12 | adverb | que used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings — see also what, so | wie |
| 13 | pronoun | que (relative) who, whom, what | der |
| 14 | pronoun | que (relative) who, whom, what | welcher |
| 15 | pronoun | que (relative) who, whom, what | was |
| 16 | conjunction | que introducing indirect questions | ob |
| 17 | pronoun | que relative pronoun (object) | dem |
| 18 | pronoun | que relative pronoun (object) | der |
| 19 | pronoun | que relative pronoun (object) | den |
| 20 | pronoun | que relative pronoun (object) | die |
| 21 | adverb | que to a given extent or degree | so |
| 22 | adverb | que to a given extent or degree | dermaßen |
| 23 | conjunction | que whether | ob |
| 24 | conjunction | que introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not | ob |
| 25 | pronoun | que nonstandard relative pronoun | die |
| 26 | pronoun | que nonstandard relative pronoun | das |
| 27 | pronoun | que nonstandard relative pronoun | was |
Je crois que tu as raison.
Ich glaube, dass du recht hast.
C'est un livre que j'aime beaucoup.
Das ist ein Buch, das ich sehr mag.
Qu'est-ce que tu fais?
Was machst du?
Que is extremely versatile; context determines its meaning. As a conjunction introducing dependent clauses, use dass. As a relative pronoun after a noun, choose der, die, das, or welcher depending on the antecedent's gender and case. Interrogative que (what?) becomes was. Learners often confuse relative que with interrogative que; remember that relative que refers back to a noun already mentioned.
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