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Grammar
Objective: Maintain structural focus within arguments by neutralising potential counter-conditions.
| Form | Agreement | Example |
|---|---|---|
| quel que soit | masculine singular | Quel que soit le problème, nous agirons. |
| quelle que soit | feminine singular | Quelle que soit la décision, elle sera appliquée. |
| quels que soient | masculine plural | Quels que soient les obstacles, nous avancerons. |
| quelles que soient | feminine plural | Quelles que soient les circonstances, il faut rester calme. |
| quoi qu'il en soit |
Que elides to qu' before a vowel-initial subject, so the two words merge in writing.
The noun problème is masculine singular, so the article must be le rather than la, and the adjective quel agrees with it.
The expression is fixed and accepts no agreement change, so it always appears in this form.
The adjective quel agrees with the masculine singular subject problème.
The feminine singular subject décision produces the feminine form quelle.
The masculine plural subject obstacles requires the plural adjective and the plural verb form.
The feminine plural subject circonstances produces the form quelles que soient.
7 exercises · about 11 minutes
| fixed expression |
| Quoi qu'il en soit, le projet continue. |
| quoi qu'il arrive | fixed expression | Quoi qu'il arrive, nous resterons solidaires. |
Quoique written as one word means although, while quoi que written as two words means whatever, so the spelling carries the meaning.
The form is written as two words, and the adjective quel agrees with the subject that follows the verb soit.
Quoi que takes the subjunctive, so the indicative form fait must become fasse.
The single-word quoique means although and concedes a known fact.
The two-word quoi que means whatever and concedes any possible action.
The fixed expression quoi qu'il arrive closes off all future possibilities in one clause.