Italian - French Dictionary
/ˈke/
Che is one of the most common words in Italian, functioning as a relative pronoun (who, which, that), a conjunction (that), and an interrogative pronoun (what). In French, it translates primarily to que, qui, or quel depending on the context.
| # | Type | Italian | French |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conjunction | che connecting a noun clause | que |
| 2 | determiner | che beginning an exclamation | quel |
| 3 | determiner | che beginning an exclamation | quelle |
| 4 | pronoun | che what? (interrogative pronoun) | quoi |
| 5 | pronoun | che what? (interrogative pronoun) | que |
| 6 | pronoun | che what? (interrogative pronoun) | qu'est-ce que |
| 7 | pronoun | che what? (interrogative pronoun) | qu'est-ce qui |
| 8 | pronoun | che what? (interrogative pronoun) | quel |
| 9 | preposition | che Introduces a comparison | que |
| 10 | pronoun | che which | qui |
| 11 | conjunction | che solely, only, merely (obsolete) | seulement |
| 12 | conjunction | che solely, only, merely (obsolete) | ne...que |
| 13 | adverb | che used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings — see also what, so | comme |
| 14 | pronoun | che who (relative pronoun) | qui |
| 15 | determiner | che (relative) designating the one(s) mentioned | lequel |
| 16 | determiner | che (relative) designating the one(s) mentioned | laquelle |
| 17 | determiner | che (relative) designating the one(s) mentioned | lesquels |
| 18 | determiner | che (relative) designating the one(s) mentioned | lesquelles |
| 19 | pronoun | che (relative) who, whom, what | qui |
La persona che hai incontrato è mia cugina.
La personne que tu as rencontrée est ma cousine.
Mi ha detto che arriverà domani.
Il m'a dit qu'il arrivera demain.
Che cosa vuoi?
Qu'est-ce que tu veux?
As a relative pronoun, che is invariable in Italian but requires careful gender and number agreement with its French equivalent (que vs qui, quel vs lequel). In questions, che cosa is common in everyday speech but formal registers may prefer a single interrogative form. Remember that che as a conjunction always translates to que in French.
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