Why peut-etre que?

Carl C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I am doing an exercise called "My post-university plans." I am asked to translate from English to French "Maybe I'll be able to spend some time ...." I wrote "Peut-etre je pourrai passer les temps..." The answer was "Peut-etre que je pourrai..." My question is why the "que" after peut-etre? Thank you.

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

In French, as also sometimes in English, one says "Maybe that I will spend some time..." In English this "that" is optional, not so in French.

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

In French, as also sometimes in English, one says "Maybe that I will spend some time..." In English this "that" is optional, not so in French.

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Carl C. asked:

Why peut-etre que?

I am doing an exercise called "My post-university plans." I am asked to translate from English to French "Maybe I'll be able to spend some time ...." I wrote "Peut-etre je pourrai passer les temps..." The answer was "Peut-etre que je pourrai..." My question is why the "que" after peut-etre? Thank you.

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