Relative pronouns connect main clause and relative clause and refer to a word in the main clause to which the
relative clause refers (the antecedent) A book, that I really like.
(that is the relative pronoun and refers to a book)
Person, place or thing
que
that, which, who, whom
In Spanish, que the most commonly used relative
pronoun.
el que(la que, lo que, los que, las que)
the one, that, he that, she that
Mostly used in written Spanish.
dónde, adónde
where to, to which, from what, from where
When it comes to a place, use dónde
/ adónde.
el cual(los cuales, la cual, las cuales)
the one, the ones
Mostly used in written Spanish.
El hombre que allí se
llama
José. The man who you met there is called José.
La casa en que ,
muy pequeña. The house that I live in is very small.
Mi tía, la que dentista, a me hoy. My aunt, the one who is a dentist, is coming to visit me today.
Mi tío, el que taxista, a me mañana. My uncle, the one who is a taxi driver, is coming to visit me tomorrow.
Este el
restaurante, dónde
nuestro cumpleaños. This is the restaurant where we celebrate our birthday.
Esta la playa,
adónde todos los
veranos. This is the beach where we go to every summer.
Person
quien(es)
who, whom
If 'quien' the direct
object in the sentence, it is preceded by the preposition a
¿
quien debajo de
Paco? Do you know who lives under Paco?
a
quienes lo . Help those who need it.
Possesion
cuyo(cuya, cuyos, cuyas)
whose
Used for people and things. Cuyo
does not change (cuya, cuyos,
cuyas) to the owner, but to the possession.
Juan, cuyo coche ,
mi hermano. Juan, whose car I use, is my brother.
Juan, cuyas hijas muy famosas, una problema. Juan, whose daughters are very famous, has a problem.
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