Is there an less informal way of asking this question? Q'uest ce que tu aimes manger?
Aimes-tu manger?
Aimes-tu manger?
Manger
Mark-G1193
January 8, 2017
Meages
January 10, 2017
Less formal would mean using the vous form, n'est pas?
Qu'est-ce que vous aimez manger?
Qu'est-ce que vous aimez manger?
Mark-G1193
January 10, 2017
Meages, but isn't vous more formal that tu?
Je mange
Tu manges
Il mange
Nous mangeons
Vous mangez
Ils mangent
Do you see what I'm saying? Is there a less formal way that saying Q'uest ce que tu aimes?
I think I made a mistake when I said less informal when I meant less formal. I would correct my mistake but I don't want your response to look foolish when it was me who made a mistake with my english. So sorry.
So, what I meant to say is this.
Is there a less formal way of asking this question. See above.
Or below.
Q'uest ce que tu aimes manger?
Je mange
Tu manges
Il mange
Nous mangeons
Vous mangez
Ils mangent
Do you see what I'm saying? Is there a less formal way that saying Q'uest ce que tu aimes?
I think I made a mistake when I said less informal when I meant less formal. I would correct my mistake but I don't want your response to look foolish when it was me who made a mistake with my english. So sorry.
So, what I meant to say is this.
Is there a less formal way of asking this question. See above.
Or below.
Q'uest ce que tu aimes manger?
Diana-S1
January 10, 2017
I for one am thankful that there isn't a less formal way. It's hard enough to learn French verb conjugation with formal and informal, without having to also learn degrees of informality.
In your example, the verb manger, as the second verb, isn't conjugated; aimer is, and its conjugation is the same as manger:
j'aime
tu aimes
il aime
nous aimons
vous aimez
ils aiment
Thus the original question could have any verb used in the place of manger with the same conjugation, such as:
Q'uest ce que tu aimes peindre?
Q'uest ce que tu aimes marcher?
Q'uest ce que tu aimes courir?
In your example, the verb manger, as the second verb, isn't conjugated; aimer is, and its conjugation is the same as manger:
j'aime
tu aimes
il aime
nous aimons
vous aimez
ils aiment
Thus the original question could have any verb used in the place of manger with the same conjugation, such as:
Q'uest ce que tu aimes peindre?
Q'uest ce que tu aimes marcher?
Q'uest ce que tu aimes courir?
Mark-G1193
January 10, 2017
Diana, and Meages, merci beaucoup. :)
Meages
January 11, 2017
OK guys, one more detail on this!
You are both writing Q'uest ce que when it should be; Qu'est ce que.
That I'm fairly sure of,
Bonne Chance!
You are both writing Q'uest ce que when it should be; Qu'est ce que.
That I'm fairly sure of,
Bonne Chance!
Diana-S1
January 11, 2017
Merci. I didn't pay any attention to the typing error. My eyes saw what they wanted to see, and I simply block copied the original text.
Mark-G1193
January 11, 2017
Desole Meages. Merci beaucoup.
Pascal-B
July 20, 2017
Hi Mark,
Qu'est-ce que tu aimes manger and aimes-tu manger do not have the same meaning. The first one means "what do you like to eat", the second "do you like to eat". The situation will also dictate if you can short the sentence or not. For example, if you are in a restaurant looking at a menu, or in a bakery looking at cakes, you can simply say "Qu'est ce que tu aimes" because "to eat" will be understood. Bonne chance
Qu'est-ce que tu aimes manger and aimes-tu manger do not have the same meaning. The first one means "what do you like to eat", the second "do you like to eat". The situation will also dictate if you can short the sentence or not. For example, if you are in a restaurant looking at a menu, or in a bakery looking at cakes, you can simply say "Qu'est ce que tu aimes" because "to eat" will be understood. Bonne chance