Lesquels (en. Which ones)

/lez.kɛl/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

pronoun

Used to ask a question about a specified group of objects or people.

Which of the books have been read?

Lesquels des livres ont été lus ?

Used to refer to objects or people already mentioned.

I have two pens. Which ones do you want?

J'ai deux stylos. Lesquels veux-tu ?

Form of the plural relative pronoun to designate elements chosen from others.

These are the students who passed the exam.

Ce sont les élèves lesquels ont réussi l'examen.

Comes from the Latin 'qui', 'quae', 'quod' with a plural form.

Which ones did you choose?

A question about the choice of a group.

lesquels as-tu choisis ?

among the which

Indicates a choice within a set.

parmi les quels

among which

Used to reference a larger group.

parmi lesquels

which

Singular relative pronoun.

lequel

which

Feminine singular relative pronoun.

laquelle

which

Feminine plural relative pronoun.

lesquelles

Familiar expression to draw attention to a choice.

You know, those things, you never know which ones to take!

Tu sais, ces affaires-là, on ne sait jamais lesquels prendre !