lequel, auquel, duquel

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Lequel

• French: lequel (masculine singular), laquelle (feminine singular), lesquels (masculine plural), lesquelles (feminine plural)

• English: which one / which (of them)

• Spanish: cuál / cuál de ellos / cuál de ellas

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Usage:

Lequel is an interrogative or relative pronoun used to ask or refer to “which one” among a group.

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Examples:

1. Interrogative (asking which one):

• FR: Lequel préfères-tu ?

• EN: Which one do you prefer?

• ES: ¿Cuál prefieres?

• FR: Laquelle de ces robes est la tienne ?

• EN: Which one of these dresses is yours?

• ES: ¿Cuál de estos vestidos es tuyo?

2. Relative pronoun (referring to “which”):

• FR: Le livre lequel tu parles est intéressant.

• EN: The book which you are talking about is interesting.

• ES: El libro del cual hablas es interesante.

• FR: La maison laquelle j’ai visitée est vieille.

• EN: The house which I visited is old.

• ES: La casa que visité es vieja.

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Notes:

• Lequel agrees in gender and number with the noun it replaces.

• It is often used with prepositions:

  • À + lequel = auquel

  • De + lequel = duquel

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