I know full well that you include 'que' here (as a subjective pronoun follows) so why don't you put 'that' in the English example so as not to mislead into a deliberate wrong answer (We have the teacher that we wanted). This is out of order.
Deliberate misleading
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Steven J.Kwiziq community member
Deliberate misleading
'We have the teacher we wanted' - 'Nous avons le professeur que nous voulions'
This question relates to:French lesson "Que = Whom/which/that (French Relative Pronouns)"
Asked 3 years ago
This is not deliberately misleading - it is highlighting a key, commonly encountered grammatical difference between English and French.
The point is that in French “ que “ is always needed, whereas in English “ that “ is frequently left out. Whether the English sentence is “ we have the teacher we wanted” or “ we have the teacher that we wanted “, the translation is the same in French.
Jim J. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hi Steven,
Given that this is the language forum and you clearly have a complaint or wish to highlight a possible error; you ought to file an error / complaint against the lesson.
Jim
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