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Voici le village où passe le défilé traditionnel.

Voici le village où passe le défilé traditionnel.
Here is the village where the traditional parade passes.
From Lesson 125:Relative pronouns of place and time (où)·French

Questions & Answers about Voici le village où passe le défilé traditionnel.

Why do we use 'où' here instead of 'que' or 'qui'?
In French, où is used as a relative pronoun to mean "where" (for places) or "when" (for time). Since le village is a physical place where an action happens, we use où to link it to the rest of the sentence.
Why is the verb 'passe' before the subject 'le défilé traditionnel'?
You actually can say où le défilé traditionnel passe, and it would be perfectly correct! However, in French relative clauses (parts of sentences starting with que, qui, or où), it is very common and sounds more elegant to put the verb before the noun subject.
What is the difference between 'voici' and 'il y a'?
Voici translates to "here is" and is used to physically point something out or present it, as if you are showing someone the village. Il y a just states a fact that something exists ("there is" or "there are").
Why is 'traditionnel' placed after 'défilé'?
Most French adjectives come after the noun they describe. Only a specific group of short, common adjectives (often remembered by the acronym BAGS for Beauty, Age, Goodness, and Size) go before the noun. Since traditionnel doesn't fit into that short list, it follows le défilé.

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