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relative pronoun - el que

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el que = to which or the one

ese libro es el que quiero leer --- that book is the one I want to read

el banco al que fuiste --- the bank to which you went.....(in every day english: the bank you went to)

but what does these sentences mean?

él fue al que le robaron (masculine) ella fue a la que le robaron (femenine)

he was (??) they robbed him

she was (??) they robbed her

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updated Jun 13, 2013
edited by msimpson801
posted by msimpson801

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El que = more of less, the one that

the a is because they are people and you have to put that in

a + el = al

he was (??) they robbed him

He was the one they robbed.

she was (??) they robbed her

She was the one they robbed.

updated Jun 13, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Nice job :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jun 13, 2013