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French splits it into two words that do different jobs. ",[53,54,55],"strong",{},"quel"," is an ",[53,58,59],{},"adjective",": it lives next to a noun and agrees with it. ",[53,62,63],{},"lequel"," is a ",[53,66,67],{},"pronoun",": it replaces the noun and stands on its own. Get that split clear and the rest is agreement and a couple of contractions.",[70,71,73],"h2",{"id":72},"quel-the-interrogative-adjective","quel: the interrogative adjective",[49,75,76,78,79,82],{},[53,77,55],{}," asks \"which\" or \"what\" in front of a noun. Like any French adjective it ",[53,80,81],{},"agrees in gender and number",", giving four forms:",[84,85,86,105],"table",{},[87,88,89],"thead",{},[90,91,92,96,99,102],"tr",{},[93,94,95],"th",{},"Form",[93,97,98],{},"Gender \u002F number",[93,100,101],{},"Example",[93,103,104],{},"English",[106,107,108,122,136,150],"tbody",{},[90,109,110,113,116,119],{},[111,112,55],"td",{},[111,114,115],{},"masculine singular",[111,117,118],{},"quel livre",[111,120,121],{},"which book",[90,123,124,127,130,133],{},[111,125,126],{},"quelle",[111,128,129],{},"feminine singular",[111,131,132],{},"quelle heure",[111,134,135],{},"what time",[90,137,138,141,144,147],{},[111,139,140],{},"quels",[111,142,143],{},"masculine plural",[111,145,146],{},"quels films",[111,148,149],{},"which films",[90,151,152,155,158,161],{},[111,153,154],{},"quelles",[111,156,157],{},"feminine plural",[111,159,160],{},"quelles idees",[111,162,163],{},"which ideas",[165,166,167,174,180,186],"ul",{},[168,169,170,173],"li",{},[53,171,172],{},"Quel livre veux-tu?"," (Which book do you want?)",[168,175,176,179],{},[53,177,178],{},"Quelle heure est-il?"," (What time is it?)",[168,181,182,185],{},[53,183,184],{},"Quels films as-tu vus?"," (Which films have you seen?)",[168,187,188,191],{},[53,189,190],{},"Quelles couleurs preferes-tu?"," (Which colours do you prefer?)",[49,193,194,195,198,199,203,204,207,208,211,212,215,216,219],{},"All four forms sound nearly ",[53,196,197],{},"identical"," out loud - the agreement is something you mostly ",[200,201,202],"em",{},"write"," rather than hear, which is exactly why it slips in exam writing. The noun decides the spelling: ",[53,205,206],{},"film"," is masculine, so ",[53,209,210],{},"quel film","; ",[53,213,214],{},"photo"," is feminine, so ",[53,217,218],{},"quelle photo",".",[221,222,224],"h3",{"id":223},"quel-separated-from-its-noun","quel separated from its noun",[49,226,227,229,230,233],{},[53,228,55],{}," doesn't always sit glued to the noun. With ",[53,231,232],{},"est-ce que"," or after the verb it can be pulled apart, but it still agrees with the noun it questions:",[165,235,236,242],{},[168,237,238,241],{},[53,239,240],{},"Quel est ton film prefere?"," (What is your favourite film?)",[168,243,244,247],{},[53,245,246],{},"Quelle est la difference?"," (What is the difference?)",[70,249,251],{"id":250},"quel-in-exclamations-what-a","quel in exclamations: \"what a...\"",[49,253,254,255,257,258,261,262,264],{},"The same ",[53,256,55],{}," turns a noun into an exclamation - English \"what a...\". French uses ",[53,259,260],{},"no article"," here: just ",[53,263,55],{}," + noun.",[165,266,267,273,279,285],{},[168,268,269,272],{},[53,270,271],{},"Quel dommage!"," (What a pity!)",[168,274,275,278],{},[53,276,277],{},"Quelle surprise!"," (What a surprise!)",[168,280,281,284],{},[53,282,283],{},"Quel courage!"," (What courage!)",[168,286,287,290],{},[53,288,289],{},"Quels beaux jardins!"," (What beautiful gardens!)",[49,292,293,294,297,298,301,302,305],{},"Note there is ",[53,295,296],{},"no un \u002F une",": ",[53,299,300],{},"quelle surprise",", not \"quelle une surprise\". English says \"what ",[53,303,304],{},"a"," surprise\"; French drops the article entirely. The agreement still tracks the noun.",[70,307,309],{"id":308},"quel-etre-noun-what-is","quel + etre + noun: \"what is...?\"",[49,311,312,313,316,317,320,321,324,325,219],{},"When you ask \"what is X?\" and X is a noun, French reaches for ",[53,314,315],{},"quel est \u002F quelle est",", ",[53,318,319],{},"not"," ",[53,322,323],{},"qu'est-ce que",". This is the pattern English speakers most often get wrong, because \"what\" tempts them toward ",[53,326,327],{},"que",[165,329,330,336,342,348],{},[168,331,332,335],{},[53,333,334],{},"Quelle est la question?"," (What is the question?)",[168,337,338,341],{},[53,339,340],{},"Quel est ton numero?"," (What is your number?)",[168,343,344,347],{},[53,345,346],{},"Quelle est ton adresse?"," (What is your address?)",[168,349,350,353],{},[53,351,352],{},"Quels sont les avantages?"," (What are the advantages?)",[49,355,356,357,360,361,364,365,368,369,372,373,376,377,364,380,383,384,387,388],{},"The rule: if \"what\" is followed by a ",[53,358,359],{},"noun"," (\"what is the ",[53,362,363],{},"answer","\"), use ",[53,366,367],{},"quel est","; if \"what\" is followed by a ",[53,370,371],{},"verb"," (\"what ",[53,374,375],{},"happened","\", \"what do you ",[53,378,379],{},"want",[53,381,382],{},"qu'est-ce qui \u002F qu'est-ce que",". ",[53,385,386],{},"Quelle est la reponse?"," but ",[53,389,390],{},"Qu'est-ce qui s'est passe?",[70,392,394],{"id":393},"lequel-the-interrogative-pronoun","lequel: the interrogative pronoun",[49,396,397,399,400,403,404,407],{},[53,398,63],{}," means \"which ",[53,401,402],{},"one","\". It ",[53,405,406],{},"replaces quel + noun",", so you use it when the noun is already understood and you don't want to repeat it. It carries the same gender and number as the noun it stands for, fused with the definite article:",[84,409,410,420],{},[87,411,412],{},[90,413,414,416,418],{},[93,415,95],{},[93,417,98],{},[93,419,104],{},[106,421,422,431,440,450],{},[90,423,424,426,428],{},[111,425,63],{},[111,427,115],{},[111,429,430],{},"which one",[90,432,433,436,438],{},[111,434,435],{},"laquelle",[111,437,129],{},[111,439,430],{},[90,441,442,445,447],{},[111,443,444],{},"lesquels",[111,446,143],{},[111,448,449],{},"which ones",[90,451,452,455,457],{},[111,453,454],{},"lesquelles",[111,456,157],{},[111,458,449],{},[165,460,461,467,473,479],{},[168,462,463,466],{},[53,464,465],{},"Lequel preferes-tu?"," (Which one do you prefer? - of some masculine thing)",[168,468,469,472],{},[53,470,471],{},"J'ai deux robes. Laquelle est la plus jolie?"," (I have two dresses. Which one is prettier?)",[168,474,475,478],{},[53,476,477],{},"Voici les livres; lesquels veux-tu?"," (Here are the books; which ones do you want?)",[168,480,481,484],{},[53,482,483],{},"De ces photos, lesquelles aimes-tu?"," (Of these photos, which ones do you like?)",[49,486,487,488,490,491,493,494,497],{},"You can hear the agreement in ",[53,489,63],{}," more than in ",[53,492,55],{},", because the ",[53,495,496],{},"le \u002F la \u002F les"," inside it is audible.",[70,499,501],{"id":500},"quel-vs-lequel-the-dividing-line","quel vs lequel: the dividing line",[49,503,504,505,508],{},"The test is whether a ",[53,506,507],{},"noun follows",":",[165,510,511,523],{},[168,512,513,515,516,297,519,522],{},[53,514,55],{}," is an adjective and ",[53,517,518],{},"needs a noun beside it",[53,520,521],{},"Quel livre?"," (Which book?)",[168,524,525,527,528,531,532,535],{},[53,526,63],{}," is a pronoun and ",[53,529,530],{},"stands alone",", the noun gone: ",[53,533,534],{},"Lequel?"," (Which one?)",[49,537,538,539,542],{},"So the conversation runs: ",[53,540,541],{},"- Je veux un livre. - Lequel?"," (I want a book. - Which one?) You'd never say \"Quel?\" on its own, and you'd never say \"Lequel livre?\" with a noun stuck on. One needs the noun, the other replaces it.",[70,544,546],{"id":545},"lequel-with-a-and-de-the-contractions","lequel with a and de: the contractions",[49,548,549,551,552,554,555,558,559,316,562,565,566,568],{},[53,550,63],{}," contracts with the prepositions ",[53,553,304],{}," and ",[53,556,557],{},"de"," exactly as the definite article does (",[53,560,561],{},"a + le = au",[53,563,564],{},"de + le = du","). Three of the four forms contract; the ",[53,567,129],{}," is the one that escapes.",[49,570,571],{},[53,572,573],{},"With a:",[84,575,576,588],{},[87,577,578],{},[90,579,580,583,586],{},[93,581,582],{},"a + lequel form",[93,584,585],{},"Contraction",[93,587,101],{},[106,589,590,601,612,623],{},[90,591,592,595,598],{},[111,593,594],{},"a + lequel",[111,596,597],{},"auquel",[111,599,600],{},"Auquel penses-tu?",[90,602,603,606,609],{},[111,604,605],{},"a + laquelle",[111,607,608],{},"a laquelle",[111,610,611],{},"A laquelle penses-tu?",[90,613,614,617,620],{},[111,615,616],{},"a + lesquels",[111,618,619],{},"auxquels",[111,621,622],{},"Auxquels t'interesses-tu?",[90,624,625,628,631],{},[111,626,627],{},"a + lesquelles",[111,629,630],{},"auxquelles",[111,632,633],{},"Auxquelles t'interesses-tu?",[49,635,636],{},[53,637,638],{},"With de:",[84,640,641,652],{},[87,642,643],{},[90,644,645,648,650],{},[93,646,647],{},"de + lequel form",[93,649,585],{},[93,651,101],{},[106,653,654,665,676,687],{},[90,655,656,659,662],{},[111,657,658],{},"de + lequel",[111,660,661],{},"duquel",[111,663,664],{},"Duquel parles-tu?",[90,666,667,670,673],{},[111,668,669],{},"de + laquelle",[111,671,672],{},"de laquelle",[111,674,675],{},"De laquelle parles-tu?",[90,677,678,681,684],{},[111,679,680],{},"de + lesquels",[111,682,683],{},"desquels",[111,685,686],{},"Desquels as-tu besoin?",[90,688,689,692,695],{},[111,690,691],{},"de + lesquelles",[111,693,694],{},"desquelles",[111,696,697],{},"Desquelles as-tu besoin?",[165,699,700,705,710,715],{},[168,701,702,704],{},[53,703,600],{}," (Which one are you thinking of? - a + lequel, masc sg)",[168,706,707,709],{},[53,708,611],{}," (Which one are you thinking of? - no contraction, fem sg)",[168,711,712,714],{},[53,713,664],{}," (Which one are you talking about? - de + lequel)",[168,716,717,719],{},[53,718,697],{}," (Which ones do you need? - de + lesquelles)",[49,721,722,723,725,726,316,728,730,731,734,735,211,737,554,740,743,744,219],{},"Only the ",[53,724,129],{}," (",[53,727,608],{},[53,729,672],{},") stays uncontracted, which is the one detail to memorise. The verb you're using decides which preposition you need: ",[53,732,733],{},"penser a quelque chose"," drives ",[53,736,597],{},[53,738,739],{},"parler de quelque chose",[53,741,742],{},"avoir besoin de"," drive ",[53,745,661],{},[70,747,749],{"id":748},"worked-examples","Worked examples",[165,751,752,758,764,770,776,782,788,794],{},[168,753,754,757],{},[53,755,756],{},"Quel temps fait-il aujourd'hui?"," (What is the weather like today?)",[168,759,760,763],{},[53,761,762],{},"Quelle est la capitale de la France?"," (What is the capital of France?)",[168,765,766,769],{},[53,767,768],{},"Quels sont tes passe-temps preferes?"," (What are your favourite hobbies?)",[168,771,772,775],{},[53,773,774],{},"Quelle bonne idee!"," (What a good idea!)",[168,777,778,781],{},[53,779,780],{},"Il y a trois trains; lequel prends-tu?"," (There are three trains; which one are you taking?)",[168,783,784,787],{},[53,785,786],{},"Voici deux solutions; laquelle choisis-tu?"," (Here are two solutions; which one do you choose?)",[168,789,790,793],{},[53,791,792],{},"Auquel de ces problemes penses-tu?"," (Which of these problems are you thinking of?)",[168,795,796,799],{},[53,797,798],{},"Desquels de ces outils as-tu besoin?"," (Which of these tools do you need?)",[70,801,803],{"id":802},"common-mistakes-english-speakers-make","Common mistakes English speakers make",[49,805,806,807,809,810,813,814,816,817,819,820,297,822,825,826,829,830,832,833,836,837,839,840,297,842,845,846,211,848,850,851,554,854,857,858,554,860,862,863,866],{},"Using ",[53,808,323],{}," when a noun follows: ",[53,811,812],{},"Qu'est-ce que ton adresse?"," is wrong, it's ",[53,815,346],{}," - \"what is\" plus a noun wants ",[53,818,367],{},". Failing to agree ",[53,821,55],{},[53,823,824],{},"quel heure"," is wrong because ",[53,827,828],{},"heure"," is feminine, so it's ",[53,831,132],{},". Adding an article in exclamations: ",[53,834,835],{},"quelle une surprise"," is wrong, French drops it - ",[53,838,300],{},". Sticking a noun on ",[53,841,63],{},[53,843,844],{},"lequel livre"," is wrong - if a noun is there, use ",[53,847,118],{},[53,849,63],{}," stands alone. And forgetting the contractions: ",[53,852,853],{},"a lequel",[53,855,856],{},"de lesquels"," are wrong, they contract to ",[53,859,597],{},[53,861,683],{}," - only the feminine singular ",[53,864,865],{},"a laquelle \u002F de laquelle"," stays apart.",[70,868,870],{"id":869},"see-also","See also",[165,872,873,881,888],{},[168,874,875,876,880],{},"The ",[304,877,879],{"href":878},"\u002Ffrench\u002Fgrammar\u002Fquestions","French questions page"," covers est-ce que, inversion, and qu'est-ce qui \u002F qu'est-ce que, the verb-following \"what\".",[168,882,875,883,887],{},[304,884,886],{"href":885},"\u002Ffrench\u002Fgrammar\u002Farticles","French articles page"," covers the a + le = au and de + le = du contractions that lequel mirrors.",[168,889,875,890,894],{},[304,891,893],{"href":892},"\u002Ffrench\u002Fgrammar","French grammar cheatsheet"," covers the wider A1-B2 grammar map.",{"title":896,"searchDepth":897,"depth":897,"links":898},"",2,[899,903,904,905,906,907,908,909,910],{"id":72,"depth":897,"text":73,"children":900},[901],{"id":223,"depth":902,"text":224},3,{"id":250,"depth":897,"text":251},{"id":308,"depth":897,"text":309},{"id":393,"depth":897,"text":394},{"id":500,"depth":897,"text":501},{"id":545,"depth":897,"text":546},{"id":748,"depth":897,"text":749},{"id":802,"depth":897,"text":803},{"id":869,"depth":897,"text":870},"B1-B2","quel as the interrogative adjective that agrees with its noun (quel livre, quelle heure, quels films) and powers exclamations (quel dommage); lequel as the interrogative pronoun that replaces quel + noun (lequel preferes-tu) and contracts with a and de (auquel, duquel).","md",[915,918,921],{"q":916,"a":917},"What is the difference between quel and lequel in French?","quel is an interrogative adjective: it always sits next to a noun and agrees with it. Quel livre veux-tu? (Which book do you want?), Quelle heure est-il? (What time is it?). lequel is an interrogative pronoun: it replaces quel + noun and stands on its own. If someone says 'I want a book' you can ask Lequel? (Which one?) without repeating 'book'. So quel needs a noun beside it; lequel takes the place of one. Both agree in gender and number - quel\u002Fquelle\u002Fquels\u002Fquelles and lequel\u002Flaquelle\u002Flesquels\u002Flesquelles.",{"q":919,"a":920},"How does quel agree in French?","quel agrees in gender and number with the noun it questions, giving four forms: quel (masculine singular), quelle (feminine singular), quels (masculine plural), quelles (feminine plural). All four sound nearly identical when spoken, so the agreement matters mainly in writing: quel film, quelle photo, quels acteurs, quelles couleurs. The same forms work in exclamations - quel courage! (what courage), quelle surprise! (what a surprise) - and in the quel + etre pattern: quelle est ton adresse? (what is your address).",{"q":922,"a":923},"What are auquel and duquel in French?","They are lequel contracted with the prepositions a and de, exactly as the definite article contracts. a + lequel becomes auquel, a + lesquels becomes auxquels, a + lesquelles becomes auxquelles (but a + laquelle stays a laquelle, no contraction). de + lequel becomes duquel, de + lesquels becomes desquels, de + lesquelles becomes desquelles (and de + laquelle stays de laquelle). So 'to which one are you thinking?' is Auquel penses-tu? and 'of which one are you speaking?' is Duquel parles-tu?. The feminine singular is the only form that escapes the contraction.","higher","French splits 'which' across two words that English keeps as one. quel is an adjective: it sits with a noun and agrees with it in gender and number - quel livre, quelle heure, quels films, quelles idees. The same quel drives exclamations (quel dommage, what a pity) and the quel + etre pattern (quelle est la question). lequel is a pronoun: it replaces quel + noun and stands alone - lequel preferes-tu (which one do you prefer). lequel also contracts with a and de the way the definite article does, giving auquel, auxquels, duquel, desquelles. The dividing line is simple: quel needs a noun, lequel replaces one. 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