French Help! Pronom Relatif/Interrogatif-Lequel?

Question

I don't understand the concept of it [i know which is feminine and masculine]
but like how do i know when to use them
lequel/auquel/duquel
or
laquel/a laquelle/de laquelle

and same goes for their plurals.

also, whats the difference between the Relatif and Interrogatif?! other than the question mark.

Examples would be great.
websites that help would also be great.

anyone know of online free help for french?

thanks.

Answer 1

INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES

quel - quels (masculine singular, plural)

Quel est le nom? (le nom is masculine, you use “quel")

Quels sont les animaux domestiques? (les animaux is plural, you use “quels")



quelle - quelles (feminine singular, plural)

Quelle fleur aimes-tu? (la fleur is feminine)

Quelles sont les fleurs que tu aimes? (les fleures, plural)

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/int4.html





Pronoms interrogatifs

Quel - lequel

J’aime les gâteaux. Lequel aimes-tu?

quels - lesquels

Je veux acheter deux gâteaux. Lesquels veux-tu acheter?



Quelle - laquelle

J’aime les deux robes. Laquelle préfères-tu?

quelles - lesquelles

Les raisons pour lesquelles vous devriez passer au navigateur Mozilla Firebird.

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/int6.html





DE:

de laquelle (feminine - no contraction)

de+le = DU (l'homme duquel je t'ai parlé - duquel is relative pronoum)

duquel (masculine)

de+ les = DES

desquels, desquelles



À:

à+le = au (auquel) - l'homme auquel j'ai parlé - auquel is relative pronoum

à+la = à la (à laquelle, no contraction)

à+les = aux (auxquels, auxquelles)

Answer 2

lequel is used after a preposition. C'est le tiroir *DANS lequel* je garde mes notes. Le tiroir(drawer) is masculine so it would be lequel. auquel, duquel, de laquelle, etc. are the same except they are contraction forms. *je telephonais AU garcon.* Il est le garcon auquel je telephonais. If the object is plural you would have an auxquels or desquel or whatever. *the french use dont instead of dequel usually.

Answer 3

look my sister ( le quel )is masculine

in feminine like this (la quelle)

about (a le quel) . look my sister when you find (a le ) its always turn to be (au) (a le) become (au)

but in feminine stay the same (a la)



and when you find (de le) it became (du) cos (de le) is hard to pronounce so it became (du)

but in feminin say (de la) always



i hope that helped

Answer 4

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