19.2 Questions with interrogative pronouns


Overview without prepositions

only substantival

French English declin. person / thing
 qui / que      
qui who subj. pers. / sing., plur.
Qui te l' as dit?
Who has told you so?
qui whom dir. obj. pers./ sing., plur.
Qui vois-tu?
Whom do you see?
       
que what subj. thing / sing., plur.
Qu'est-ce qui manque au Maroc?
What is missing in Morocco?
       
que what dir. obj. thing / sing., plur.
Que vois-tu?
Qu' est-ce que tu vois?

What do you see?

French English declin.  
 lequel / laquelle      
lequel which subj.
sing. / masc.
Lequel l' a dit?
Which one has told you?
 
laquelle which subj.
sing. / fem.
Laquelle l'a dit?
Which one has told you?
 
lequel which dir. obj.
sing. / masc.
Lequel as-tu vu?
Lequel regardes-tu?
Which one have you seen?
 
laquelle which dir. obj.
sing. / fem.
Laquelle tu as vue?
Laquelle as-tu vue?

Which one have you seen?
 
lequels which subj.
plur. / masc.
Lesquels l' ont dit?
Which ones have said so?
 
lesquelles which subj.
plur. / fem.
Lesquelles l' ont dit?
Which ones have said so?
 
lesquels which dir. obj.
plur. / masc.
Lesquels tu as vus?
Lesquels as-tu vus?

Which ones have you seen?
 
lesquelles which dir. obj.
plur. / fem.
Lesquelles tu as vues?
Lesquelles as-tu vues?

Which ones have you seen?
 




only adjectival

French English decl. number / gender
 quel / quelle      
quel which subj.  sing. / masc.
Quel homme n' a pas encore rêvé de cela?
Which man did not dream of it?
quelle which subj. sing. / fem.
Quelle femme n' a pas encore rêvé de cela?
Which woman did not dream of it?
quel which dir. obj. sing. / masc.
Quel homme tu regardes?
Quel homme regardes-tu?

Which man do you look at?
quelle which dir. obj. sing. / fem.
Quelle femme tu regardes?
Quelle femme regardes-tu?

Which woman do you look at?
quels which subj. plur. / masc.
Quels amis sont venus te voir?
Which friends did visit you?
quelles which subj. plur. / fem.
Quelles amies sont venues te voir?
Which friends did visit you?
quels which dir. obj. plur. /masc.
Quels hommes tu regardes?
Quels hommes regardes-tu?

Which men do you look at?
quelles which dir. obj. plur. / masc.
Quelles femmes tu regardes?
Quelles femmes regardes-tu?

Which women do you look at?






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