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How do you say "What can you do?" in French?
Qu'est-ce que tu peux faire ?
In French, "What can you do?" is Qu'est-ce que tu peux faire ?.
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Pronunciation
Say kess-kuh-too-puh-fair, with puh rhyming with 'loo'.
Grammar notes
Peux faire uses tu peux (you can) with an infinitive verb.
Example sentence
Qu'est-ce que tu peux faire ?
What can you do?
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How to remember Qu'est-ce que tu peux faire ?
Pouvoir (can) is conjugated as peux for tu.
Related words
- What do you hate? Qu'est-ce que tu détestes ?
- What don't you want? Qu'est-ce que tu ne veux pas ?
- What is the temperature on Saturday? Quelle sera la température samedi ?
- What is the temperature on Sunday? Quelle sera la température dimanche ?
- What is the temperature on Thursday? Quelle sera la température jeudi ?
- What is the weather on Monday? Quel temps fera-t-il lundi ?
- What is the weather on Tuesday? Quel temps fera-t-il mardi ?
- Where are you from? D'où viens-tu ?
- Who is your best friend? Qui est ton meilleur ami ?
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Questions about Qu'est-ce que tu peux faire ?
How do you say "What can you do?" in French?
In French, "What can you do?" is Qu'est-ce que tu peux faire ?. It is a noun.
How is Qu'est-ce que tu peux faire ? written in French?
Qu'est-ce que tu peux faire ? is written using the standard French script.
How is Qu'est-ce que tu peux faire ? used in a sentence?
Use Qu'est-ce que tu peux faire ? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Qu'est-ce que tu peux faire ? (What can you do?).
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"What can you do?" in other languages
- Japanese 何ができますか？ (nani ga dekimasu ka ？)
- Korean 무엇을 할 수 있어요? (mueoseul hal su itseoyo?)
- Chinese 你能做什么? (nǐ néng zuò shén me ?)
- Spanish ¿Qué puedes hacer?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Qué puedes hacer?
- German Was kannst du tun?
- Italian Cosa sai fare?
- Russian Что ты умеешь делать? (čto ty umeešʹ delatʹ?)
- Greek Τι μπορείς να κάνεις; (ti boris na kanis)
- Arabic أنت ممكن تعمل إيه؟ (inta mumkin 'tiAmil 'ieeh)
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