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<div style="font-size:300%;">Relative pronouns : lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles</div> | |||
The relative pronouns "lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles" can be used as subjects or direct objects. | |||
They're also used after the following prepositions : sur, sous, avec, sans, pour, dans, chez, par... | |||
After a preposition, the relative pronoun agrees in gender and number with the noun to which it relates. As subject, agreement (singular or plural) depends on the sense of the sentence. | After a preposition, the relative pronoun agrees in gender and number with the noun to which it relates. As subject, agreement (singular or plural) depends on the sense of the sentence. | ||
'''Note :''' duquel, desquels, desquelles are contractions of ''de + lequel'', ''de + lesquels'', ''de + lesquelles'' | *'''Note :''' duquel, desquels, desquelles are contractions of ''de + lequel'', ''de + lesquels'', ''de + lesquelles'' | ||
auquel, auxquels, auxquelles are contractions of ''à + lequel'', ''à + lesquels'', ''à + lesquelles'' | * auquel, auxquels, auxquelles are contractions of ''à + lequel'', ''à + lesquels'', ''à + lesquelles'' | ||
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! colspan="2" | | ! colspan="2" |'''''Singular''''' | ||
! colspan="2" | | ! colspan="2" |'''''Plural''''' | ||
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==Examples== | |||
*Parmi ces objets, ''lequel'' choisissez-vous ? (lit. : Among these objects, which ''one'' do you choose ?) | *Parmi ces objets, ''lequel'' choisissez-vous ? (lit. : Among these objects, which ''one'' do you choose ?) | ||
Revision as of 12:38, 16 May 2021
Relative pronouns : lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles
The relative pronouns "lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles" can be used as subjects or direct objects.
They're also used after the following prepositions : sur, sous, avec, sans, pour, dans, chez, par...
After a preposition, the relative pronoun agrees in gender and number with the noun to which it relates. As subject, agreement (singular or plural) depends on the sense of the sentence.
- Note : duquel, desquels, desquelles are contractions of de + lequel, de + lesquels, de + lesquelles
- auquel, auxquels, auxquelles are contractions of à + lequel, à + lesquels, à + lesquelles
| Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | |
| lequel | laquelle | lesquels | lesquelles | |
| à + | auquel | à laquelle | auxquels | auxquelles |
| de + | duquel | de laquelle | desquels | desquelles |
Examples
- Parmi ces objets, lequel choisissez-vous ? (lit. : Among these objects, which one do you choose ?)
- Les toiles accrochées au mur sont jolies. Lesquelles avez-vous peintes ? (lit. : The paintings on the wall are pretty. Which ones did you paint ?)
- La table sur laquelle est posé le livre (lit. : The table on which the book lies)
- Le chanteur auquel (à lequel) je pense est français (lit. : The singer of which I'm thinking ==> The singer I'm thinking of is french)
- Les fleurs ? Je ne sais pas desquelles (de lesquelles) tu parles (lit. : Flowers ? I don't know which ones you're talking about)
- Les documents auxquels (à lesquels) je fais référence sont sur le bureau (lit. : The documents to which I'm referring ==> The documents I'm referring to are on the desk)