Learn French: À quelle heure finit le match ce soir ? - At what time does the match finish tonight?

À quelle heure finit le match ce soir ?

At what time does the match finish tonight?

Breakdown of À quelle heure finit le match ce soir ?

at / to / in (general locations) / about (what one thinks about / reacts to)

le match

the match / the game

quel

which / what (adjective)

ce soir

tonight

Questions & Answers about À quelle heure finit le match ce soir ?

When should I use à quelle heure instead of quand?

Use à quelle heure when you want to know a specific time on the clock. Use quand when asking about a general time, like which day or month something happens. Because you want to know the specific time the match ends, à quelle heure is the best choice here.

Why does it say quelle instead of quel?

The French word for "what" or "which" changes spelling to match the noun it describes. Because heure is a feminine word, you have to use the feminine spelling quelle instead of the masculine quel.

Why is the verb finit placed before the subject le match?

This is a formal way to ask questions in French. After a question phrase like à quelle heure, you can flip the normal order and put the verb right before the subject. In everyday speech, you might also hear the simpler order: Le match finit à quelle heure ce soir ?

Does ce soir literally mean "tonight"?

It literally translates to "this evening". The word ce means "this" and soir means "evening". In English, we usually just translate it as "tonight".