'El Que' and 'El Cual'
Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 11.8.8
'El Que' and 'El Cual'
'El Que' and 'El Cual' are used with people, animals and things. The need to match with the word they refer to. They have the same meaning and can be used in the same way.
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.
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.
'Lo Que' and 'Lo Cual'
'Lo que' and 'lo cual' are used to talk about situations, concepts and sentences as a whole.
'Lo que'
- 'Lo que' can be used either at the start of a sentence or after a phrase.
- Lo que quiero decir es que me gusta el queso.
- What I want to say it that I like cheese.
- Pase lo que pase.
- Whatever happens, happens.
'Lo cual'
- The main difference between these two is that 'lo cual' is not often used at the start of a sentence.
- It is normally used in reference to something else.
- Entienden nuestro propósito, lo cual es importante.
- They understand our aim, which is important.
Test yourself on 'El Que' and 'El Cual'
How do you say 'the people with which I work' in Spanish?
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How do you say 'what I want to say' in Spanish?