Forms of Lequel 
Lequel is a pronoun that replaces the adjective quel and the noun it modifies. It expresses Which one? as a question, but which in a statement (usually preceded by a preposition).
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Adjective |
Pronoun |
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Singular
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Plural
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Singular
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Plural
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| Masculine |
Quel livre lis-tu? |
Quels livres lis-tu? |
Lequel lis-tu? |
Lesquels lis-tu? |
| Feminine |
Quelle page lis-tu? |
Quelles pages lis-tu? |
Laquelle lis-tu? |
Lesquelles lis-tu? |
Lequel contracts with à and de in the plural and masculine singular forms:
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Singular
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Plural
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| Masculine |
à + lequel = auquel |
à + lesquels = auxquels |
| de + lequel = duquel |
de + lesquels = desquels |
| Feminine |
à + laquelle = à laquelle |
à + lesquelles = auxquelles |
| de + laquelle = de laquelle |
de + lesquelles = desquelles |
Voilà le portrait sans retouche de l'homme auquel j'appartiens. - That's the unaltered portrait of the man to which I belong. [Edith Piaf - La Vie en Rose]
Et des amours desquelles nous parlons. - And the loves about which we talk. [by Jean-Denis Bredin]
► You can also use another preposition + form of lequel to translate preposition + which: on which, to which, in which, etc.
La table sur laquelle j'ai mis la bouteille est là-bas. - The table on which I put the bottle is over there.
Le bâtiment dans lequel j'habite est très vieux. - The building in which I live is very old.
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