Word
Ce que je déteste, c'est le brushing, la laque et le volume !
Meaning
What I hate is the blow-dry, the hairspray, and the volume!
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ce que je déteste, c'est le brushing, la laque et le volume !
je
I
et
and
détester
to hate
le
him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
Questions & Answers about Ce que je déteste, c'est le brushing, la laque et le volume !
The current lesson is about repeating prepositions. Does the repetition rule apply to articles like le and la too?
Yes! Just like the prepositions à, de, and en, definite and indefinite articles must be repeated before every noun in a series. While English often drops the word "the" in a list (saying "the blow-dry, hairspray, and volume"), French strictly requires le brushing, la laque et le volume.
Why do we need c'est in the middle of the sentence? Can't I just say Ce que je déteste est...?
Why do we use Ce que instead of Ce qui at the beginning of the sentence?
Is le brushing just the French word for brushing your hair?