Qui est-ce qui m'a traité?
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Donald H.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Qui est-ce qui m'a traité?
Who insulted me? Qui est-ce qui vous avez traité? Who insulted you? Traiter is new verb for me.
This question relates to:French lesson "Qui/Qui est-ce qui [conjugated verb] ? = Who ... ? (French Questions)"
Asked 7 years ago
Bonjour Donald and Chris !
Indeed, the verb "traiter" can be used to mean "to insult".
Here's where that comes from: the original sentence is:
traiter [quelqu'un] de [quelque chose] = to call [someone] [something]
but in speech, it's become common to imply the insult itself and to use "traiter" on its own, i.e. to call [someone], meaning to insult [someone].
I hope that's helpful!
Bonne journée !
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
I would translate "Qui est-ce qui m'a traité" as "Who treated me." I am not familiar with traiter in the meaning of to insult.
-- Chris (not a native speaker).
Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Qui est-ce qui vous avez traité? Who insulted you?
Should it not be :
Qui est-ce qui vous a traité? Who insulted you?
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