qu'
See also: qu, qu-, Qu., qú, qù, qū, and qǔ
French
Etymology
From que.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k‿/
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Conjunction
qu' (apocopate)
- (before vowel sound) Apocopic form of que (that, which)
- (informal, before consonants) Apocopic form of que (that, which)
- 2002, Jean-François Pauzé, Marie-Annick Lépine (lyrics and music), “Toune d'automne”, in Break Syndical:
- Anyway chuis content que tu r'viennes / t'arrives en même temps qu'l'automne / Tsé qu'ça m'a fait ben d'la peine / de t'voir partir ma mignonne
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Usage notes
- This form is used instead of que when the following word begins with a vowel sound.
- While qu’on is quite common, que l’on is often preferred in polite or formal writing.
Pronoun
qu' (apocopate)
- (before vowel sound) Apocopic form of que (what, that, whom; only)
Usage notes
- This form is used instead of que when the following word begins with a vowel sound.
Further reading
- “qu'”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Conjunction
qu' (apocopate)
- (before vowel sound) Apocopic form of que
Usage notes
- The apostrophe may be omitted in older manuscripts
- quil ― that he