"What are the children looking for?"

Translation: Que cherchent les enfants ?

[Shawn352077]

Why not: "Qu'est-ce que cherchent les enfants?"

[fahimesh]

After quest ce que and est ce que, you shoudnt change the word order to question form. The correct form is quest ce que les enfants cherchent.

[Taryn_nic]

This is also what I wrote

[miru5727]

Having trouble with questions like this. Say it's "who" instead of "what" then the sentence would be "qui cherchent les enfants" what if I want to switch it up and as "who is looking for the children." How do I say that

[fahimesh]

I think that would be :Qui est ce que cherche les enfants. Im not quite sure of course.

[deactivated user]

Does "Que les enfants cherchent-ils?" work?

[fahimesh]

No. After que the verb and subject should be replaced. Que cherchent les enfants is the correct form. Or qu'est ce que les enfants cherchent. Theres no "ils" used.

[Archie933673]

If I'm not wrong
children are subject, looking for is the verb. Why is the verb before the subject

[fahimesh]

Because its a question. The word order changes after question words. Similar to english. Except for the sentences using est que and quest ce que,in which theres no change in order.

[deborah853655]

This is strange to a native English speaker because it looks as if you are asking "What is looking for the children?" :)

[4Renz]

It wouldn't accept "regarder". I did not use the word bank, and it even suggested "regarder".

[BfrUfHp7]

When you hover over "looking for" they spelled cherchent "cherchant".

[AlexHoman2]

Why is "Que est ce que les enfants cherchent" wrong?

[CamiloBola369100]

correct answers:
- qu'est ce que les enfants cherchent?
- les enfant cherchent quoi?
- que cherchent les enfants?