In english, if someone is upset, or if something's going on, i might ask "what is it?". I'm not exaclty asking the meaning of something but im wondering about a situation if that makes sense.
So would the french translation in that scenario be "c'est quoi/qu'est-ce que c'est"? Or does that only refer to a noun.
I hope I'm making sense.
Esohe,
In a general ‘ what’s happened/happening ‘ situation such as you describe - “ Qu’est-ce qui s’est passé/se passe ? “ is commonly heard.
Not the only way obviously, but a good colloquial expression to have at the ready.
https://www.wordreference.com/fren/Qu%27est-ce%20qui%20se%20passe
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