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Est-ce que tu es nerveux pour cet entretien ?

Est-ce que tu es nerveux pour cet entretien ?
Are you nervous for this interview?
From Lesson 126:Past tense of reflexive verbs (je me suis…)·French

Questions & Answers about Est-ce que tu es nerveux pour cet entretien ?

Why is it cet entretien and not ce entretien?
Entretien is a masculine word, so normally you would use ce for "this" or "that". However, because entretien starts with a vowel, you must change it to cet to make it flow smoothly when speaking. If the word were feminine, you would use cette.
What if I am asking a woman if she is nervous?
You would need to change the adjective to its feminine form. The word nerveux ends in "-eux", which changes to "-euse" for feminine subjects. You would ask: Est-ce que tu es nerveuse pour cet entretien ?
Could I ask this question without using Est-ce que?
Yes! In casual spoken French, it is very common to just use the normal sentence order and raise your voice at the end to make it a question: Tu es nerveux pour cet entretien ? For a more formal style, you can swap the verb and subject: Es-tu nerveux pour cet entretien ?
Can entretien be used for any kind of interview?
Un entretien is mostly used for formal or professional meetings, like a job interview (un entretien d'embauche). If you are talking about a journalist interviewing a celebrity or politician on television or in a magazine, French uses the borrowed English word: une interview.

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