La patada, la cual es peligrosa, requiere equilibrio.
The kick, which is dangerous, requires balance.
Breakdown of La patada, la cual es peligrosa, requiere equilibrio.
ser
to be
peligroso
dangerous
requerir
to require
la cual
which / who (feminine singular)
Questions & Answers about La patada, la cual es peligrosa, requiere equilibrio.
Why is la cual used here instead of just que?
You absolutely could use que here (La patada, que es peligrosa...), and in everyday spoken Spanish, that is much more common. Using la cual makes the sentence sound more formal or written. It is typically used in non-defining relative clauses—the ones separated by commas that just add extra information.
Why is it la cual and not lo cual?
The relative pronoun must match the gender and number of the noun it refers back to. Since it refers to la patada (a feminine, singular noun), we use la cual. You would only use lo cual if you were referring back to a whole idea or previous situation rather than a specific noun.
Is patada related to the word pata?
Why does requiere have an 'ie' when the infinitive is requerir?