Breakdown of La rumeur dit qu'elle a démissionné.
elle
she
avoir
to have
le
him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
dire
to say, to tell
que
that (introducing a clause)
la rumeur
the rumor
démissionner
to resign
Questions & Answers about La rumeur dit qu'elle a démissionné.
Why is it qu'elle instead of que elle?
The conjunction que (that) must drop its e and add an apostrophe when the following word begins with a vowel or a silent h. Since elle starts with a vowel, que becomes qu'.
In English, we can just say 'The rumor says she resigned.' Can I drop the qu' in French?
Why is a used before démissionné?
Does dire mean 'to say' or 'to tell'?
The verb dire (conjugated here as dit) can mean both 'to say' and 'to tell' depending on the context. In this sentence, it naturally translates to 'says'.
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