Learn French: Est-ce que tu vois tous les détails sur la photo ?

Est-ce que tu vois tous les détails sur la photo ?

Do you see all the details on the photo?

Breakdown of Est-ce que tu vois tous les détails sur la photo ?

you (informal singular)

sur

est-ce que

is it that / do / does (question marker)

voir

to see

Questions & Answers about Est-ce que tu vois tous les détails sur la photo ?

Why is it tous les détails and not tout les détails?

Tout has to agree with the noun it describes. Since détail is a masculine word, and it is plural here (les détails), you must use the masculine plural form: tous.

Do I pronounce the "s" at the end of tous in this sentence?

No, the "s" is completely silent here. When tous is placed before a noun to mean "all the" (tous les détails), it is pronounced exactly like tout. You only pronounce the "s" when tous stands alone as a pronoun to mean "everyone" or "all of them".

Why use sur instead of dans for "in the photo"?

In English, you see things "in" a picture, but in French, you see things "on" (sur) a picture. You will also use sur for screens, the internet, and television (like sur mon téléphone or sur Internet).

Could I just say Tu vois tous les détails sur la photo ? without est-ce que?

Yes! Dropping est-ce que and just raising your pitch at the end of the sentence is very common in casual, spoken French. Adding est-ce que simply makes it a standard, clear question right from the start.