Module 11 of the free French course (CEFR C1, first half), lesson 23 of 30: After a preposition, que is not available. On this page: 7 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's lesson 23.
| French | English | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| la raison pour laquelle | the reason why | lah reh-zoh(n) poor lah-KEL |
| le projet auquel je pense | the project I am thinking of | luh proh-zheh oh-kehl zhuh PAH(n)S |
| sur laquelle | on which (f) | sewr lah-KEL |
| auxquels | to which (m pl) | oh-KEHL |
| le détail | the detail | luh day-TAHY |
| la préposition | the preposition | lah pray-poh-zee-SYOH(n) |
| précis | precise | pray-SEE |
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
Each word is read twice — say it back in the gap. Computer-generated voice; credits on the course page.
After a preposition, que is not available — you need lequel and its family: la table sur laquelle j'écris, le projet auquel je pense (à + lequel), la raison pour laquelle je pars.
De + lequel gives duquel, but with a simple de the shorter dont usually wins: le livre dont je parle.
After a preposition que is unavailable: la raison pour laquelle, never la raison pour que. With a plain de, dont beats duquel: le livre dont je parle.
This free course is the reading half. The writing half — write-in lessons, daily practice pages with built-in review, self-checks and a full answer key — is the companion workbook series, The French Ladder: one workbook per module, fifteen in all, released band by band with the Basic band (Modules 1–5) first.
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