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C'est le moment où on met un costume traditionnel.

C'est le moment où on met un costume traditionnel.
This is the moment when we put on a traditional costume.
From Lesson 125:Relative pronouns of place and time (où)·French

Questions & Answers about C'est le moment où on met un costume traditionnel.

Why do we use où here if the translation says "when"?
In French, the relative pronoun où is used for both location (where) and time (when). When you refer back to a noun related to time, like le moment (the moment) or le jour (the day), you must use où to connect the ideas.
Can I just use quand instead of où?
No, and this is a very common trap! You use quand to ask a question or to start a time clause. However, right after a specific time noun like le moment, you must use the relative pronoun où.
Why use on instead of nous for "we"?
In everyday spoken French, on is almost always used instead of nous to mean "we". It is followed by the il/elle verb conjugation, which makes it much easier to say! It can also mean "people in general" (as in, the moment when one puts on a costume).
What verb does met come from?
It comes from the irregular verb mettre (to put). When talking about clothes, mettre specifically means "to put on". Since we are using the subject pronoun on, the verb is conjugated as on met.
Why does the adjective traditionnel come after costume?
Most adjectives in French are placed after the noun they describe. Only a small group of short, common adjectives (describing Beauty, Age, Goodness, or Size) go before the noun. Traditionnel is a regular descriptive adjective, so it goes after the noun.

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