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Portuguese
Etymology
From o (“the”) + qual (“which”).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
o qual (feminine a qual, masculine plural os quais, feminine plural as quais)
- (formal) which; whom (relative pronoun)
Aqui está a casa na qual vivia o meu irmão.- Here is the house in which my brother lived.
2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “O conselheiro”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 13:João riu muito quando a Heleninha contou que tinha um ursinho de estimação, sem o qual não saberia viver, e que ele se chamava Tedi.- John laughed a lot when Heleny told him that she had a pet teddy bear, without which she wouldn't know how to live, and that his name was Tedi.
2015, Jo Takahashi, Izakaya: Por dentro dos botecos japoneses, Editora Melhoramentos, →ISBN, pages 194–195:Okonomiyaki: Vulgarmente conhecida como "pizza japonesa", é uma espécie de panqueca assada em chapa quente, sobre a qual são dispostos frutos do mar, vegetais e até queijo. Okonomi significa "ao seu gosto", e, em alguns restaurantes especializados, o próprio cliente prepara o seu prato, à frente de uma chapa, misturando os ingredientes de sua preferência. Geralmente é finalizado com maionese, tarê (molho adocicado de shoyu) e katsuobushi.- Okonomiyaki: Commonly known as “Japanese pizza”, it is a kind of pancake baked on a hot griddle, on which seafood, vegetables and even cheese are placed. Okonomi means “to your liking”, and in some specialized restaurants, the customer prepares their own dish in front of a griddle, mixing the ingredients of their choice. It is usually finished with mayonnaise, tarê (a sweet soy sauce) and katsuobushi.
Usage notes
This pronoun has to be used instead of que after a multisyllabic or multi-word preposition, e.g. a respeito do qual, entre os quais, perante a qual, segundo as quais, sobre o qual.