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'El Que' & 'El Cual'

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'El Que' and 'El Cual'

'El Que' and 'El Cual' are used with people, animals and things. They need to match with the word they refer to. They have the same meaning and can be used in the same way.

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El que, la que, los que, las que

  • These forms of 'que' need a preposition (a, con, para) to be used.
    • El programa con el que trabajan.
      • The program with which they work.
    • Llevan auyda a los que la necesitan.
      • They bring help to those who need it.
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El cual, la cual, los cuales, las cuales

  • These have the same meaning as 'el que, la que' etc.
  • They also need a preposition to be used in a sentence.
    • La gente con la cual trabajamos.
      • The people with whom we work.
    • Las cosas para las cuales no tienes tiempo.
      • The things for which you don't have time.

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