Aquela é a cadeira embaixo da qual coloquei o tapete.

 

That's the chair under which I put the rug.  

There's a preposition (embaixo) before the relative pronoun in the sentence and the pronoun refers to cadeira (feminine singular): use a qual

embaixo de + a qual = embaixo da qual

 

Aquele é o carro sobre o qual coloquei a prancha de surfe.

 

 

That's the car (which) I put the surfboard on.

 

 

 

There's a preposition (sobre) before the relative pronoun in the sentence and the pronoun refers to carro (masculine singular): use o qual.

 

 

São Paulo, o lugar em que moro, é uma das maiores cidades do mundo.

 

São Paulo, the place (which) I live in, is one of the biggest cities in the world. Remember: Don't use o qual, a qual, os quais or as quais after prepositions em, com, a, por and de; use que, instead.
Aquele é o cantor de quem mais gosto. That's the singer (who) I like most. Remember to use quem after all prepositions when you refer to people.

gostar de = to like

Verb gostar requires preposition de

 


 

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