Lequel - Lawless French Interrogative Pronoun


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Pronom interrogatif

Lequel, "which one," is the third interrogative pronoun and the pronominal equivalent of the interrogative adjective quel, meaning that quel + noun can be replaced by lequel. And like quel, lequel has different forms depending on the gender and number of the noun it replaces.

Par exemple…

quel dictionnaire > lequel		which dictionary > which one
quelle salle > laquelle		which room > which one
quels journaux > lesquels		which newspapers > which ones
quelles écoles > lesquelles		which schools > which ones

Note that lequel always requires an antecedent – a previously mentioned word that the pronoun refers back to and replaces.

Par exemple…

– Je vais acheter la voiture. – Laquelle ?		– I’m going to buy the car. – Which one?
– Nous avons vu ton frère. – Lequel ? J’en ai quatre.		– We saw your brother. – Which one? I have four.

Lequel is often used with a preposition, and when that preposition is à or de, it contracts with lequel exactly like definite articles do.

Par exemple…

– Je vais parler à mon prof. – Auquel ?		– I’m going to talk to my teacher. – (To) Which one?
– Il se souvient de notre voyage. – Duquel ? Celui en France ou en Italie ?		– He’s remembering our trip. – Which one? The one to France or Italy?