which

A. pron

• 1 (in questions) lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles there are three peaches, which do you want? = il y a trois pêches, laquelle veux-tu? show her which you mean = montre-lui celui/celle etc dont tu parles I don't mind which = ça m'est égal can you tell which is which? = peux-tu les distinguer?

• 2 (relative pronoun) (as subject) qui; (as object) que; (with a preposition) lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles; (with a preposition translated by de) dont the book which is on the table = le livre qui est sur la table the book which I am reading = le livre que je lis the contract which he's spoken about = le contrat dont il a parlé which reminds me… = ce qui me fait penser que…

• 3 (with a superlative adjective) quel/quelle/quels/quelles which is the biggest? (of masculine objects) = quel est le plus gros?

B. det

• quel/quelle/quels/quelles which books? = quels livres? she asked me which coach was leaving first = elle m'a demandé lequel des cars allait partir le premier which one of the children…? = lequel/laquelle des enfants…? you may wish to join, in which case… = vous voulez peut-être vous inscrire, auquel cas…