qu'est-ce qui in French

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{
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of underlying que est-ce qui (literally “what is it that”).",
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      "form": "qu’ est-ce qui",
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          "english": "What hit you?",
          "text": "Qu’est-ce qui t’a frappé ?",
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        {
          "english": "What's going on?",
          "text": "Qu’est-ce qui se passe ?",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/k‿ɛs ki/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "qu'est-ce qui"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of underlying que est-ce qui (literally “what is it that”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "qu’ est-ce qui",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "fr",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "pron",
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    {
      "word": "qu’est-ce que"
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    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What hit you?",
          "text": "Qu’est-ce qui t’a frappé ?",
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        },
        {
          "english": "What's going on?",
          "text": "Qu’est-ce qui se passe ?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/k‿ɛs ki/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "qu'est-ce qui"
}

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"qu'est-ce qui" meaning in French

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