Use of qui

JillyC1Kwiziq community member

Use of qui

Eg. Tout ce qu’il fait m’agace. Ithought that qui was not shortened before a vowel and it would be ´Tout ce qui il fait m’agace,
Asked 6 years ago
ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

You are correct in that "qui" is never shortened to "qu' " before a vowel.

In the sentence you quote, it is actually "que" that got shortened. It can't be "qui" because "qui" is used only for the subject of the subordinate clause.
In the case at hand, the subject is "il" and "ce que" is the direct object.
Here is an example:

Tout ce qu'il fait m'agace. 
Everything that he does annoys me.

Ils me demandent ce qui m'intéresse. 
They ask me what interests me.

There are some dedicated exercises right here: https://www.einfranzose.de/grammatik-%C3%BCbungen/pronomen/ce-que-oder-ce-qui.html?sp=de&katid=199

Hope that helps,

-- Chris (not a native speaker).

AurélieKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Bonjour Jilly !

To complete Chris's great answer, here are the links to our dedicated lessons on ce qui versus ce que:

https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/ce-que-what-which-relative-pronouns

https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/ce-qui-what-which-relative-pronouns

Bonne journée !

Use of qui

Eg. Tout ce qu’il fait m’agace. Ithought that qui was not shortened before a vowel and it would be ´Tout ce qui il fait m’agace,

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