lesquels

French

Etymology

les +‎ quels

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /le.kɛl/

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• Homophone: lesquelles

Pronoun

lesquels m pl

1. (relative pronoun) masculine plural of lequel: (following a preposition) which, that, whom

   Elle préfère les hommes avec lesquels tu sortais.

   She prefers the men with whom you you were going out.

   Il se remet à travailler sur les projet pour lesquels il avait déjà passé tellement de temps.

   He's starting to work on the projects on which he had already spent so much time.

2. (interrogative pronoun) which ones

   Passe-moi les ballons. - Lesquels ? Il y en a de différentes sortes.

   Pass me the balls. - Which ones? There are different sorts.

Usage notes

• See the lemma lequel for usage notes.

Related terms

• auxquels (à + lesquels)
• desquels (de + lesquels)

See also

• ceux

Further reading

• “lesquels”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.