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I'm a little confused, why is the second "que" there? Why can't it just be "Qu'est-ce que c'est cette chose-là?"? (I'd expect it to be the equivalent of "What i

I'm a little confused, why is the second "que" there? Why can't it just be "Qu'est-ce que c'est cette chose-là?"? (I'd expect it to be the equivalent of "What is it that it's that thing there?")

mratsim 7y ago
It's decorative, it has no meaning. Similarly you have "les choses que l'on voit" and "les choses qu'on voit" with the "l'" being there for prettyness.
- mehrdadn 7y ago
  Oh huh, merci!