Bonjour
So you have to learn "quel" and "lequel".. interrogative pronouns <u><em>which agrees in number & gender with the following noun ...</em></u>
quel, quelle, quels, quelles = which
lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles = which one
J'ai plusieurs craies. <em>(which one)</em><em> </em>Laquelle veux-tu ?
Tu as vu cette voiture ? Non. <em>(Which) </em>Quelle voiture ?
De <em>(which) </em>quelles photos parles-tu? <em>(une photo , des photos =short name for photographie = feminine noun)</em>
Quel bananes as-tu mangées ? <u> </u><u>INCORRECT </u>==> quelles + noun fem.plural <em>(bananes)</em>
Quels animaux sont les plus petits ? <u>CORRECT</u> => quels + noun masc. plur. <em>(animaux)</em>
Est-ce que tu as vu ma nouvelle robe ? <em>(did you see my new dress ? No, which one ?)</em>
Non, laquelle ?
<em>laquelle = which one = refers to a dress= noun fem sing. so it has to agree with the following noun which is fem. sing.</em>
Quel est ton nom <em>=</em> CORRECT =<em>What is your name ? (nom is masc. sing. soyou have to use "quel"......... [which is your nationality? Quelle est ta nationalité ? = (une) nationalité = fem noun --> quelle]</em>
Voilà deux jupes. <u>Laquelle</u> préféres-tu ? CORRECT
<em>Here are two skirts ? Which one do you prefer ?</em>
so let me try to explain-------------------------------------------------------------------------- you know that 'which one' = lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles ......it all depends on the following name...........you have to agree the pronoun with it .. a skirt = une jupe => fem. sing. ==> <u>laquelle</u>
<em>the correct form of quel ??????????????????????????????????????</em>
<em>------------</em>étudiant a étudié pour l'examen?
étudiant = masc. sing.noun ==> quel <em>(pronoun masc. sing.)</em>
<u>Quel étudiant </u>a étudié pour l'examen ?
Lequelle des deux filles est la plus belle ?
Now that I tried to explain that "quel, quelle, quels,quelles" or "lequel, laquelle, lesquels,lesquelles" agree with the following noun...........................
filles = fem. plural; but you're asked "which one of the 2 girls" ?-->= "laquelle"
===> laquelle des deux filles est la plus petite ?
J'ai perdu mon livre<em>. </em>OH zut ! lequel ? <em>(refers to </em><u><em>the</em></u><em> book..= which one + masc. noun) ====> </em> Oh zut ! lequel ?
As-tu vu mes lunettes ? <em>(fem. plural) </em>Non, <em>lesquelles </em><em>(fem. plural) </em>
À --- nombres penses-tu ? <em>(nombres = masc. plural ==> quels)</em>
À <u>quels </u>nombres penses-tu ?
Ok.. I tried to explain.. but I'm not a teacher..!! Hope I helped :)