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Interrogative Determiners (Déterminants interrogatifs)

An interrogative determiner is a word that accompanies a noun in order to ask a question about that noun. These are the determiners quel, quelle, quels and quelles.

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	quel	quelle
Plural	quels	quelles

Quelle robe préfères-tu ? (Which dress do you prefer?)

Quel film allons-nous voir ce soir ? (Which film are we going to see tonight?)

Quels livres avez-vous lus ? (Which books have you read?)

Interrogative Pronouns (Pronoms interrogatifs)

An interrogative pronoun replaces a noun or phrase in a question, without repeating the noun. These include lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles, qui, que, quoi, etc.

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	lequel	laquelle
Plural	lesquels	lesquelles

Examples (Determiner → Pronoun):

Quelle robe préfères-tu ? → Laquelle préfères-tu ?

Quel film allons-nous voir ? → Lequel allons-nous voir ?

Quels livres avez-vous lus ? → Lesquels avez-vous lus ?

Other Interrogative Pronouns

Qui – who (for people): Qui est là ?

Que / Qu' – what (for things): Que fais-tu ?

Quoi – what (after prepositions): À quoi penses-tu ?

Remember

The determiner (quel) accompanies a noun, while the pronoun (lequel) replaces it. Both agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to.