Breakdown of J'aime ce qui crée de l'interaction entre les joueurs.
je
I
aimer
to like, to love
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
le joueur
the player
créer
to create
entre
between
ce qui
what (subject)
l'interaction
the interaction (f)
Questions & Answers about J'aime ce qui crée de l'interaction entre les joueurs.
Could I use lequel or laquelle here instead of ce qui to mean "what"?
No, you cannot. Pronouns like lequel and laquelle must refer back to a specific noun that was already mentioned (an antecedent) to resolve ambiguity. In this sentence, "what" does not refer back to a specific noun like "the game" or "the rule"; it refers to an indefinite, general concept. For a general "what," you must use ce qui (for subjects) or ce que (for objects).
Why do we use ce qui here instead of ce que?
In French, ce qui and ce que both translate to "what" (meaning "that which"). You use ce qui when "what" is the subject of the following verb, and ce que when it is the object. Here, "what" is doing the action (it is creating the interaction), meaning it is the subject of the verb crée. Therefore, ce qui is the correct choice.
Why is it de l'interaction and not just l'interaction?
The sentence uses the partitive article de l' because it is talking about an uncountable quantity of interaction, similar to saying "some interaction" in English. If you said crée l'interaction, it would mean creating "the" specific interaction, which changes the meaning and sounds unnatural for a general statement.
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