Learn French: Est-ce que ce billet est un aller-retour ?

Est-ce que ce billet est un aller-retour ?

Is this ticket a return ticket?

Breakdown of Est-ce que ce billet est un aller-retour ?

the return ticket, the round trip (m)

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Questions & Answers about Est-ce que ce billet est un aller-retour ?

Why does this question start with 'Est-ce que' instead of a question word like 'quoi'?

Est-ce que is the standard French phrase used to turn any statement into a yes-or-no question. Because the answer to this question is either yes or no, you do not need a specific question word like qui (who) or quoi (what). You just put est-ce que in front of the standard sentence.

Why use ce billet instead of just le billet?

Ce is a demonstrative adjective that means 'this' or 'that'. You use ce here because billet (ticket) is a masculine word starting with a consonant. Using le billet would simply mean 'the ticket' rather than specifically pointing out 'this ticket'.

What does aller-retour literally mean?

It literally translates to 'go-return'. In French, joining these words creates a single noun that means a round-trip or return ticket. If you only want a one-way ticket, you would ask for un aller simple.

Why is there an un before aller-retour?

Even though it combines the concepts of going and returning, the hyphenated word aller-retour functions as a single masculine noun. Because it is a singular noun phrase, it needs the masculine article un (a) in front of it.