Breakdown of Le congrès auquel tu participes est très intéressant.
être
to be
tu
you (informal singular)
très
very
intéressant
interesting
participer à
to participate in
le congrès
the convention
auquel
to which / at which (auquel, à laquelle, auxquels, auxquelles)
Questions & Answers about Le congrès auquel tu participes est très intéressant.
Why is auquel used here instead of just que or lequel?
Why does auquel translate to 'in which' here instead of 'to which'?
Prepositions rarely translate word-for-word between languages. In English, you participate 'in' an event, but in French, the verb is always participer à. Since the French verb dictates the preposition, we must use à, which becomes auquel here, even though the English translation uses 'in'.
How do we know to use auquel and not à laquelle or auxquels?
The English translation puts 'in' at the very end. Can we do something like that in French?
No, you can never leave a preposition dangling at the end of a clause or sentence in French. While English naturally says 'The convention you are participating in', French strictly requires the structure 'The convention in which you participate', keeping the preposition tucked safely inside auquel.
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