Breakdown of Necesitan los certificados, los cuales redactará el delegado.
necesitar
to need
el delegado
the delegate
redactar
to draft / to write (a document)
los cuales
which / who (masculine plural)
el certificado
the certificate
Questions & Answers about Necesitan los certificados, los cuales redactará el delegado.
Why use los cuales here instead of just que?
You could absolutely use que here, but los cuales is a formal relative pronoun often used in written Spanish or professional speech. It is especially common after a comma when adding extra, non-essential information to the sentence. Notice that it must match the gender and number of the noun it refers back to: masculine and plural to match los certificados.
Why is the subject el delegado at the very end of the sentence?
In English, we say 'which the delegate will draft.' But in Spanish relative clauses (parts of a sentence starting with words like que or los cuales), it is very common and natural to flip the word order and put the verb before the subject. Because of this, redactará el delegado sounds much more natural than el delegado redactará.
Is redactar different from escribir?
Yes! While both relate to writing, redactar specifically means 'to draft,' 'to draw up,' or 'to compose' a text. It is the perfect verb to use when talking about creating official documents like certificados, contracts, or formal reports.
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