que

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Abbreviation 1.1.1 Alternative spellings 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Conjunction 2.3.1 Derived terms 2.4 Pronoun 3 Galician 3.1 Conjunction 3.2 Pronoun 4 Interlingua 4.1 Conjunction 4.2 Pronoun 4.2.1 Derived terms 5 Latin 5.1 Suffix 6 Mandarin 6.1 Pinyin syllable 6.1.1 Usage notes 7 Spanish 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Pronunciation 7.3 Conjunction 7.4 Pronoun 7.4.1 Derived terms 7.4.2 Related terms 7.4.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Abbreviation

que

1. Querétaro, a state of Mexico.
2. Quebec, a province of Canada.
3. Quebec City, the capital of the province of Quebec, Canada

[edit] Alternative spellings

• Que. (Canada)

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Latin quid.

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /kə/, SAMPA: /k@/

[edit] Conjunction

que

1. that
2. (construed with ne) only

   Je ne mange que des fruits. — I eat only fruits.

[edit] Derived terms

• parce que
• bien que

[edit] Pronoun

que

1. The inanimate direct-object interrogative pronoun.

   Que pensez-vous de cette peinture ? — What do you think of that painting?

   Qu’est-ce qu'il a dit ? — What did he say?

2. The direct-object relative pronoun.

   C'est un homme que je connais très bien. — He's a man whom I know very well.

   Je viens de lire la lettre que vous m'a envoyée. — I've just read the letter that you sent me.

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Conjunction

que

1. that

[edit] Pronoun

que

1. that, which

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[edit] Interlingua

[edit] Conjunction

que

1. that

[edit] Pronoun

que

1. what (interrogative)

   Que tu prefere? - What do you prefer?

[edit] Derived terms

• perque
• proque
• quecunque, qualcunque, etc.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Suffix

-que

1. see -que

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Pinyin syllable

que

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, quē, qué, or què.

[edit] Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

Latin quid

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ke/

[edit] Conjunction

que

1. that

   Él dice que está triste. - “He says that she is sad.”

2. than

   Estoy más tarde que tú. - “I am later than you.”

3. (indicating a reason, roughly because)

   ¡Ve más lento, que es resbaloso! - “Slow down, (because) it is slippery!”

4. (indicating desire or permission)

   Que punza el globo. - “Pop the balloon.”

yo que tú

1. if I were you

   Yo que tú, no lo haría. - “I wouldn't do it if I were you.”

es que

1. the thing is

   Quiero ir, es que necesito cumplir la tarea - “I want to go, it’s just that I have to finish my homework.”

[edit] Pronoun

que

1. who; that

   la estrella que está en la película - “the star who is in the movie”

2. that; whom

   la mujer con que yo hablé - “the woman with whom I spoke”

3. that; which

   la casa que yo quiero - “the house which I want”

[edit] Derived terms

• quehacer m.

[edit] Related terms

• qué

[edit] See also

• q