Breakdown of Tu as lu le catalogue, lequel est le plus intéressant ?
être
to be
tu
you (informal singular)
intéressant
interesting
avoir
to have
lire
to read
le
him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
plus
more
lequel
which (masculine singular, feminine laquelle, plural lesquels, lesquelles)
le catalogue
the catalog
Questions & Answers about Tu as lu le catalogue, lequel est le plus intéressant ?
How do I know whether to use lequel, laquelle, lesquels, or lesquelles in a sentence like this?
Lequel translates to "which one" and must agree in gender and number with the noun it is replacing. Here, it is masculine singular. Even though the catalog itself is singular, the speaker is logically asking about an item inside it. Because they use lequel, we know the implied word they are thinking of is masculine, such as un article (an item) or un produit (a product).
Could I just say "quel est le plus intéressant" instead of using lequel?
Why do we need the word le in le plus intéressant?
In French, to say "the most" (the superlative), you have to use a definite article (le, la, or les) right before plus followed by the adjective. If you drop the le, plus intéressant simply means "more interesting". Since lequel is masculine singular, we use the masculine singular article le to match it.
Why does the sentence use the passé composé (tu as lu) instead of the imparfait (tu lisais)?
The passé composé (tu as lu) is used here because the action is viewed as a single, completed event: you finished reading the catalog, and now you can give your opinion. If the speaker wanted to say "You were reading the catalog" (an ongoing or interrupted past action), they would use the imparfait tense: tu lisais.
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