il est question de

/il ɛ kɛs.tjɔ̃ də/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
-
past
il a été question de
perfect
il a été question de

Meaning

  1. it is a matter of, there is talk of

    • Il est question de fermer l'usine.

      There is talk of closing the factory.

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does il est question de mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il est ___ de fermer l'usine.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches il est question de?

verb

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