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What does Duquel mean?
Both can be translated as of which, of whom, from which, from whom. As a rule of thumb, if a prepositional phrase ends with de (e.g. à côté de, près de, en faveur de) then duquel should be used.
How do you use Duquel in a sentence?
Duquel, de laquelle, desquels, desquelles. An example is Les livres auxquels je fais reference… meaning “The books to which I am referring…” Le magasin près duquel je travaille… meaning “The store near which I work…” Lastly, let’s talk about we use duquel in this case, and not dont.
Can you say de qui in French?
unlike in English, you can never have de, duquel or dont at the end of the clause in French, nor can you separate de qui or de laquelle. Now let’s have a look at our different pronouns.
What are Pronoms Relatifs in French?
There are five French relative pronouns: dont, lequel, où, que, and qui. These are equivalent to seven English relative pronouns and adverbs: that, when, where, which, who, whom, and whose.
What is the difference between Lequel and Laquelle?
The difference between lequel as a relative adjective and lequel as a relative pronoun is the same as the difference between any adjective and pronoun. The relative adjective precedes a noun, as in: Laquelle somme sera… >
What is the Lequel form?
Forms of lequel
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | |
| lequel | lequel | lesquelles |
| à + lequel | auquel | auxquelles |
| de + lequel | duquel | desquelles |
How do you use Lequel Laquelle?
As a Relative Pronoun
- Le livre dans lequel j’ai écrit… > The book in which I wrote…
- La ville à laquelle je songe… > The town about which I’m dreaming…
- Le cinéma près duquel j’ai mangé… > The theater near which I ate… / The theater I ate near…
What is the difference between Quel and Lequel?
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.
Where did the word oui originate?
Modern French for “yes,” from Old French oïl “yes,” at first two words meaning “yes, he,” or “yes, they,” which gradually came to mean simply “yes.” From the Latin phrase hoc ille “yes,” literally “this he, so he” (did or said).
Can Lequel refer to a person?
As a Relative Pronoun Like its English counterpart, a French relative pronoun links a dependent or relative clause to a main clause. As a relative pronoun, lequel replaces an inanimate object of a preposition. (If the object of the preposition is a person, use qui.)
How do you use OU and qui que in French?
In French, we have qui, que, lequel, auquel and duquel. Qui is used for the subject while que is for direct objects and after a preposition. Both can refer to persons or things. Lequel is used to refer to a thing and has to agree with the noun it refers to.
How do you know when to use quel or Lequel?