French.....What is "ct" & "ckil"?

Question

I am a student studying French and thus check out French websites and blogs to improve my French... I realise that sometimes French speakers use abbreviations or short forms etc in their writing... I always notice the words "ct" and "ckil" being used and I have no clue as to what it means! Can someone please enlighten me....Thanks! :)

Answer 1

The French are sadly going the way of English speakers and abbreviating. Sometimes they need to use the letter "k" to do this, a letter which only exists in French for foreign words which they have imported! "ct" is an abbreviation for "cet" or "cette", meaning "which" and "ckil" is an abbreviation for "ce qu'il", meaning "which he" or "which it". Why are people suddenly so lazy?

Answer 2

I try to explain that to you in English:
In France, everybody has got abbreviations, but they are different, to one person to another.
So me, when I write "ct", it means, "c'était", but I never use "ckil". It may be "c ki", and if it's that, it means " c'est qui?"
and now in french:
en France tout le monde a ses propres abbréviations, quand j'utilise " ct", ça veut dire "c'était", et pour "ckil", je ne sais pas. Peut être que c'était écrit " cki", et à ce moment là, je pense que ça voulait dire "c'est qui?". C'est comme si c'était de la phonétique.

Answer 3

Duhh, I'll answer in french.
Je suis d'accord avec toi Turkey, mais personnellement, j'utilise "ct" pour "c'était" aussi...

voilivoilou

Answer 4

As far as I know, it's not a word.

Answer 5

Wow, thanks «Caicos Turkey». Don't worry «Zee», French is my first language and I didn't even know what it meant!!!