French Phrase
C'est pour quand, cette tâche ?
Meaning
Literally, "It's for when, this task?" In everyday French this means “When is this task due?” or “When do we need to finish this task?”. It’s a casual, spoken way to ask for a deadline.
When to use
Use this phrase in informal or semi‑formal settings—team meetings, project chats, or when you’re checking on a deadline with a colleague. It’s less appropriate in very formal written correspondence where you’d use a more precise formulation.
✦Grammar Breakdown
C'estpourquand,cettetâche?
C'est
Contraction of "ce est"; used to point to something previously mentioned or understood.
pour quand
A colloquial way to ask for a deadline; literally "for when".
cette
Demonstrative adjective meaning "this"; agrees in gender and number with the noun that follows.
tâche
Feminine noun meaning "task" or "assignment".
🗨In Conversation
C'est pour quand, cette tâche ?
When is this task due?
Il faut la rendre d'ici vendredi.
It needs to be handed in by Friday.
✕Common Mistakes
C'est quand est cette tâche ?
"Quand est" is used for asking the time of an event (e.g., "Quand est la réunion ?"). For a deadline you need the idiom "pour quand".
C'est pour quelle date, cette tâche ?
While understandable, "pour quelle date" sounds overly literal and less natural in spoken French.
C'est pour quand, cette tache ?
The noun "tâche" requires a circumflex on the a (â). Forgetting it changes the spelling and can affect pronunciation.
↔Alternatives
Quand doit‑on rendre cette tâche ?
When must we hand in this task?
Quelle est la date limite de cette tâche ?
What is the deadline for this task?
C'est pour quand, ce travail ?
When is this work due?
Cultural Tip
In French workplaces the word "deadline" is often rendered as "date limite" or "échéance". "C'est pour quand" is a friendly, spoken shortcut that shows you’re engaged but not overly formal. In more formal emails you’d write something like "Pourriez‑vous me préciser la date limite de cette tâche ?".