Ch 24 · Lesson 9French · Chapter 24 · Lesson 9 · Grammar primer
Auquel, duquel: lequel after à and de
À and fuse with like the article: auquel , duquel . À and stay apart.
The short version
À fuses into auquel
auquel
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After à, contracts exactly as the article does: auquel, auxquels, auxquelles, while à stays apart. auquel , the project I am thinking about. works the same way after a longer preposition such as or : duquel .
à + lequel: auquel
When the verb takes , the à fuses with , just as à + gives . The feminine singular stays apart.
| Pieces | Example | English |
|---|---|---|
| à + | auquel | the project I think about |
| à + | | the question I am answering |
| à + lesquels | auxquels | the problems we face |
| à + lesquelles | auxquelles | the letters I answered |
The à comes from the verb, not from the English. Learn these verbs with their à:
| Verb | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| think about | auquel |
| answer | |
| take part in | auquel |
| attend | auxquels |
| be interested in | auxquelles |
de + lequel: duquel
With the pattern is the same: duquel, desquels, desquelles, and stays apart. But a plain takes dont, not duquel:
Duquel does its real work after a longer preposition that ends in , because can never follow another preposition:
| Preposition | Example | English |
|---|---|---|
| duquel | the bridge with the church at its end |
| duquel | the village we live near |
| | the house I live opposite |
| desquels | the trees with a lake in the middle |
| duquel | the problem I am late because of |
Going further: The lequel forms on one screen and the rest of the guide, when you want them. This lesson does not need them.
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