what are the rules for qui and que in FRENCH?

Question

Is it that qui is followed by verb and then a subject and que is followed by a subject or is it the other way around?

Answer 1

Usually qui is used before a person or something that takes an active part in the sentence. Que is used before an object or something that is not active. Sometimes it is used to connect two sentences

Answer 2

Qui can be followed by a verb. In that case it will a question about a person : "Qui appelles-tu?" meaning "Who are you calling?"

But it can be followed by a subject if located in the middle of a sentence : " Je sais qui tu es" meaning "I know who you are". I would say it has the same way of using as "who"

For "que" both case exist. "Que veux-tu" meaning "What do you want". And followed by a subject first : "Que tu es belle" meaning "How beautiful you are".
Or you can have sentences without verb but only a complement : "Que de bons souvenirs" meaning "Such good memories"

So in both case if it a question, you will have to put the verb first then the subject. If not the subject then the verb.

Answer 3

Qui is a subject (so usually followed by a verb). Que is an object (so usually preceded by a verb).

Answer 4

Que In French

Answer 5

usually qui is followed by a verb but qui is also used when refering to a person. you wouldn' say 'que a mangé la pizza' u'd say 'qui a mangé la pizza' If you're not sure about what should follow, look at whether the subject is a person or an object. that'll be another indication

Answer 6

qui reffers to a subject then it's followed by a verb e.g. qui est ce?
qui is the subject that needs a verb
que refferes to something e.g. ...ce que tu voulais dire.

Answer 7

qui? is short for qui est-ce qui the first qui means who and the second is the subject of the sentence--qui est-ce qui parle?
qui est-ce que first qui means who and the second is the object of the sentence? à qui est-ce que tu penses? (Tu penses a qui?)
qu'est-ce que what and object---qu'est-ce que tu penses--you think what--what is d.o.
Qu'est-qui What and qui is the subject--qu'est-ce qui arrive?
que can be used as a conjuction--what or which--C'est cette table que j'ai achetée (past participle agreeing with preceding d. o.)
Qui can be conjunction, who or whom. C'est la fille de qui je t'ai parlé

probably more than you wanted to know (:-)