Kilo Lingo

/ləkɛl/

Line drawing of lequel
Coloured illustration of lequel
#404 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

which, which one

Word origin

A compound of the article le and the interrogative quel ('which'), the latter from Latin qualis ('of what kind'). The whole means 'which one'.

Origin
Latin
Root
ille + qualis
English cognates
quality

Examples

-?

Which one do you prefer?

j' citation.

The book in which I found this quote.

lesquelles .

Here are the options from which to choose.

- ?

Which of these two cakes do you prefer?

.

I don't know which one to choose for my birthday.

Used in

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

This word is part of lesson 9.