est-ce que
Meaning
- Used to introduce a yes-or-no question.
- Used after a preposed interrogative to introduce the remainder of the question.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛs kə/
Etymology
From the subject-verb inversion of c’est que (“it is that”).
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