Question 1

Why do we use qu' instead of qui here?

Accepted Answer

In this sentence, qu' is the shortened form of que, which means "that". We use que when it acts as the direct object of the relative clause. Since she (elle) is the subject doing the creating, the bracelets are the object being created. You use que for objects and qui for subjects! Because elle starts with a vowel, que drops its "e" and becomes qu'.

Question 2

Why is the adjective originaux instead of "originals"?

Accepted Answer

In French, most masculine singular adjectives that end in -al change to -aux in the plural. Since bracelet is a masculine noun, one bracelet is un bracelet original, but multiple become des bracelets originaux.

Question 3

Why does originaux come after bracelets? Don't adjectives usually go before the noun?

Accepted Answer

Actually, most adjectives in French are placed after the noun they describe! Only a specific group of very common, short adjectives (describing Beauty, Age, Goodness, or Size) go before the noun. Because "original" doesn't fall into those categories, it naturally goes right after bracelets.

Question 4

Can I say "Ici sont" instead of Voici to mean "Here are"?

Accepted Answer

No, directly translating "Here are" to Ici sont doesn't work in French. When you are presenting or pointing to something, you must use voici (here is/here are) or voilà (there is/there are). Ici is only used to talk about a location, like saying "I am here" (Je suis ici).

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