Similar words
que
que and quoi both mean "what," but differ grammatically — que is used in most clause structures, quoi stands alone or comes after a preposition, like "à quoi penses-tu?"
Similar in other languages
German
was
was is the German word for the same thing — both mean "what."
Practice
1 What does quoi mean?
certainly
apparently
immediately
what
what
2 Fill the gap: Tu penses à ___?
depuis
s'il
quoi
Full sentence: Tu penses à quoi? (What are you thinking about?)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches quoi?
Adv
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Core
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
Adv
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
Adv
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Academic
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
quoi: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.