Breakdown of Vous regardez qui ?
Questions & Answers about Vous regardez qui ?
Why is qui at the end of the sentence instead of the beginning?
In everyday spoken French, it is very common to use the normal statement order (Subject + Verb) and put the question word right where the answer would go. Since you are watching someone, the question word qui sits after the verb. Does qui mean who or whom here?
It acts like whom! In English, we might ask 'Whom are you watching?' but French makes it easy: qui is used for people whether they are doing the action or receiving it. I thought regarder meant 'to look at'. Why is it translated as 'watching' here?
The verb regarder means both to look at and to watch. French uses the same word whether you are looking at a photo or watching a person. You just pick the English word that makes the most sense for the situation. Where is the word for 'are' from 'Who are you watching'?
French does not use a separate word for 'are' when talking about things happening right now. The single verb regardez covers both 'you watch' and 'you are watching'. Learn Vous regardez qui and more in French
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