Desquelles (en. Of which)

/dɛskɛl/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

pronoun

Used to refer to people or objects already mentioned.

The cars I saw, which you are talking about, are very beautiful.

Les voitures que j'ai vues, desquelles tu parles, sont très belles.

Expresses a relationship of possession or belonging.

The ladies, with whom we conversed, are charming.

Les dames, desquelles nous avons conversé, sont charmantes.

Introduces a subordinate relative clause in the feminine plural.

Here are the items you need.

Voilà les affaires desquelles tu as besoin.

Derived from ' lequel', 'laquelle', by suffixing 'des' to the feminine plural.

which

Used as a reference pronoun in the feminine plural.

lesquelles

among which

Indicates a choice among several items.

parmi lesquelles

of these

Means 'of those' in the feminine plural.

de cesquelles

which

Relative pronoun in the masculine singular.

lequel

which

Relative pronoun in the feminine singular.

laquelle

which

Relative pronoun in the masculine plural.

lesquels

Outdated expression in everyday language.

This use of 'desquelles' is rare in modern speech.

Cette utilisation de 'desquelles' est rare dans le parler moderne.