Breakdown of L'humour est un critère important pour la femme à qui je parle sur le site de rencontre.
je
I
être
to be
un
a / an (masculine)
la femme
the woman
sur
on
qui
who
pour
for
important
important
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
parler
to speak
à
at / to / in (general locations) / about (what one thinks about / reacts to)
le site
the site
la rencontre
the encounter
l'humour (m)
the humor (m)
le critère
the criterion
Questions & Answers about L'humour est un critère important pour la femme à qui je parle sur le site de rencontre.
Why do we use à qui here instead of just qui or que?
In French, the verb parler takes the preposition à when you are talking to someone, as in parler à quelqu'un. When we connect this to a person in a relative clause, we move the preposition before the relative pronoun qui, giving us à qui.
Could I use à laquelle instead of à qui here?
Why is it sur le site and not dans le site?
In French, you use the preposition sur for the internet and websites, just like the English word on. You will see this in phrases like sur internet, sur le web, or sur le site.
Why is there an L' before humour? In English we just say Humor.
French requires definite articles like le, la, l', or les before abstract nouns or nouns used in a general sense. Since humour is a general concept here, it needs the article. The H is also a mute H, so le shortens to l'.
Why is it site de rencontre without an s on rencontre?
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