vont-ils

will they, do they

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phrase Uncommon #16,118
will they Question form used with inversion: it introduces a yes/no question about they.
FR: Vont-ils arriver bientôt ?
EN: Will they arrive soon?

Quand les chats vont-ils naître?

When will the cats be born?

Vont-ils mourir?

Will they die?

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Les Nationalistes vont arriver sous peu, et que vont-ils trouver?

The Nationalists will arrive shortly, and what will they find?

— L'Échine du diable (2001)

Que vont-ils faire?

What are they going to do?

— Le prisonnier du Caucase (1996)

Combien de temps vont-ils prendre?

How long will they take?

vont-ils habiter?

Where will they live?

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Comment vont-ils se débrouiller?

How will they manage?

Que vont-ils faire de lui?

What are they going to do with him?

— Day Watch (2006)

Vont-ils venir pour nous tuer?

Are they coming to kill us?

— Tesis (1996)

Vont-ils parler tout le temps en Anglais?

Will they speak English all the time?

— Roma (2018)

Que vont-ils lui faire?

What are they going to do to him?

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

Que vont-ils faire de nous?

What are they going to do with us?

vont-ils aller?

Where are they going to go?

Vont-ils vraiment aborder ces questions?

Are they really going to address these issues?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Comment vont-ils boire?

How will they drink?

— Ne Zha (2019)

Vont-ils se battre?

Will they fight?

Que vont-ils nous faire?

What are they going to do to us?

— Tesis (1996)

Qui vont-ils mettre, Guaracy?

Who are they going to put in place, Guaracy?

— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)

Vont-ils arrêter Tom?

Will they arrest Tom?

Que vont-ils faire en mer, tous ces gens?

What are all these people going to do at sea?

— Amarcord (1973)

vont-ils en trouver une?

Where are they going to find one?

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Comment vont-ils s'en sortir?

How are they going to get by?

Que vont-ils concocter d'autre?

What else are they going to cook up?

Vont-ils tirer?

Will they shoot?

— Le Cuirassé Potemkine (1925)

phrase Rare #35,405
do they Used in questions with ils/elles. Often translates as "are they" or "do they" depending on the main verb.
FR: Vont-ils à l'école en bus ?
EN: Do they go to school by bus?

Si ils ne partent pas, ou vont-ils?

If they don't leave, where will they go?

— Suspiria (1977)

Combien d'entre-vous y vont-ils?

How many of you are going there?

Est-ce que les animaux ont une âme, et vont-ils au ciel?

Do animals have souls, and do they go to heaven?

vont-ils tous?

Where are they all going?

— Les Faussaires (2007)

Comment vont-ils?

How are they doing?

vont-ils?

Where are they going?

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

Pourquoi les gens vont-ils au cinéma?

Why do people go to the cinema?