French Conversation · Level 163
30 words
French word
duquel
Pronunciation
IPA/dykɛl/
Meaning
- pronounwhich one
Example
Explique-moi duquel il est question.
Explain to me which one is being discussed.
More examples
Je ne sais pas duquel il s'agit.
I don't know which one it is about.
Core concept
A backward-pointing which one tied to an earlier noun by de, whether the noun is being asked about or specified.
Common phrases
duquel il s'agit
which one it is about
Similar words
dont: Indicates that something relates to a previously mentioned noun.
lequel: Identifies which previously mentioned noun is meant.
auquel: Indicates a relationship to a previously mentioned noun through à.
à qui: Indicates a relationship to a person, often meaning to or for them.
Definition in French
Formé par la préposition de + lequel, s'utilise pour renvoyer à un antécédent déjà mentionné et signifier «au sujet duquel», avec accord en genre et en nombre.
Word origin
French forms duquel from de and lequel; lequel contains le and quel, whose ultimate source is the Latin interrogative qualis.
Usage tips
- In a question, duquel means which one or which matter with de, whereas lequel alone does not express that de relationship.