| 11.5.4 With any other preposition than de |
When non-living things are referred with any other preposition than
de only
laquelle / lequel / lesquels / lesquelles can be used.
| Examples |
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L' idee pour
laquelle il s'est battu toute
sa vie s' est revelée être
une stupidité. |
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The idea for which he has fought all his life turned out to be nonsense. |
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La table sur laquelle il s' est assis, s' est effondrée. |
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The table on which he has seated himself broke down. |
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Il ne pouvait pas
trouver l' église, devant
laquelle ils voulaient se rencontrer. |
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He could not find the church in front of which they wanted to meet. |
With persons we have already seen that mostly also preposition + qui is also possible, see also
chapter 11.2.2.
