passe-t-il

/pas t il/

phrase #843 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

what is happening? (what passes?)

Examples

'- -- ? .

What is happening outside? There is a lot of noise.

-- ? l' agite.

What is happening here? Everyone looks very agitated.

-- refuse ? ?

What happens if we refuse their offer? What do we risk?

Passe-t-il est la forme interrogative avec inversion de il se passe ou il passe, dans des formules comme que se passe-t-il ? (what is happening?) ou que passe-t-il ? (what happens?). Le -t- est un t euphonique inserere entre deux voyelles pour faciliter la liaison.

Que se passe-t-il ? est l'une des formules interrogatives les plus courantes du francais, equivalente a What is going on? La construction se passer est un verbe pronominal impersonnel dans ce contexte. Il se passe quelque chose d'etrange (something strange is happening) illustre l'usage non interrogatif.

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