duquel
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word duquel. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word duquel, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say duquel in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word duquel you have here. The definition of the word duquel will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofduquel, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
French
Etymology
Contraction of de (“of/from”) + lequel (“which”).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
duquel m (feminine de laquelle, masculine plural desquels, feminine plural desquelles) (relative)
- of which, of whom, from which, from whom
- Voilà l’homme à côté duquel Marc s’asseyait.
- There is the man next to whom Marc was sitting.
Usage notes
- Duquel is used with compound prepositions ending in de, such as à côté de, près de, en faveur de (as above).
- Duquel can also replace the possessive dont (“whose”). This is overall rare, but it is necessary when the noun phrase is preceded by any preposition: l'homme avec la femme duquel j'ai parlé (“the man with whose wife I've spoken”).
See also
Further reading
- “duquel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
French pronouns on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Wiktionnaire
