Le chat, auquel tu as fait peur, s'est caché sous le lit.

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Le chat, auquel tu as fait peur, s'est caché sous le lit.

I notice in the above examples, that the sentence talking about a cat is only translated using auquel. Is 'à qui' not applicable here? Is a cat not treated as a living thing in this instance? Thanks for your help!
This question relates to:French lesson "À + qui, auquel, à laquelle = to whom, what, which (French Relative Pronouns)"
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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French TeacherCorrect answer
Bonjour Andy !

"à qui" is indeed applicable to the cat as well, and thanks to you, we've now added this example to the lesson :)

Merci et à bientôt !
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Andy N. asked:

Le chat, auquel tu as fait peur, s'est caché sous le lit.

I notice in the above examples, that the sentence talking about a cat is only translated using auquel. Is 'à qui' not applicable here? Is a cat not treated as a living thing in this instance? Thanks for your help!

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