Pronoms relatifs Flashcards
My brother, who’s twenty, is at university.
Mon frère, qui a vingt ans, est à l’université.
The friends (that) I see most are…
Les amis que je voie le plus sont…
There’s a staircase which leads to the roof.
Il y a un escalier qui mène au toit.
The house (which) we’ve bought has…
La maison que nous avons acheté a…
This is the present (that) she sent me.
Voici le cadeau qu’elle m’a envoyé.
the person he’s talking to
la personne à qui il parle
(After a preposition, when referring to people, use ‘qui’ - exceptions after ‘parmi’ among and ‘entre’ between use lesquels/lesquelles)
the person with whom I travel
la personne avec qui je voyage
(After a preposition, when referring to people, use ‘qui’ - exceptions after ‘parmi’ among and ‘entre’ between use lesquels/lesquelles)
the children for whom I bought it
les enfants pour qui je l’ai acheté
(After a preposition, when referring to people, use ‘qui’ - exceptions after ‘parmi’ among and ‘entre’ between use lesquels/lesquelles)
There were some young people, Robert among them
Il y avail des jeunes, parmi lesquels Robert
(After a preposition, when referring to people, use ‘qui’ - exceptions after ‘parmi’ among and ‘entre’ between use lesquels/lesquelles)
the girls, between whom I was sitting
les filles entre lesquelles j’étais assis
the cloth he’s wiping it with
le torchon avec lequel il l’essuie
After a preposition, when referring to things, use lequel/lesquels/laquelle/lesquelles: which
the table on which I put it
la table sur laquelle je l’ai mis
After a preposition, when referring to things, use lequel/lesquels/laquelle/lesquelles: which
the means by which he achieves it
les moyens par lesquels il l’accomplit
After a preposition, when referring to things, use lequel/lesquels/laquelle/lesquelles: which
the plays for which she is famous
les pièces pour lesquelles elle est connue
After a preposition, when referring to things, use lequel/lesquels/laquelle/lesquelles: which
the shop to which he delivers these goods
le magasin auquel il livre ces marchandises
(After the preposition à and de, lequel etc contract:
auquel/auxquels/auxquelles and duquel/desquels/desquelles)
the injustices he’s complaining about
les injustices desquelles il se plaint
(After the preposition à and de, lequel etc contract:
auquel/auxquels/auxquelles and duquel/desquels/desquelles)
That’s where you’re wrong.
C’est en quoi vous vous trompez.
When the relative pronoun does not refer to a specific noun, ‘quoi’ is used after a preposition.
To which I replied ‘…’.
À quoi j’ai répondu ‘…’.
When the relative pronoun does not refer to a specific noun, ‘quoi’ is used after a preposition.
the woman whose car is parked opposite
la femme dont la voiture est garée en face
(dont = de qui)
(‘Dont’ often but not always replaces ‘de qui’, ‘duquel’, ‘de laquelle’, and ‘des quel(le)s)
an award I am proud of
un prix dont je suis fier
(dont = de qui)
(‘Dont’ often but not always replaces ‘de qui’, ‘duquel’, ‘de laquelle’, and ‘des quel(le)s)
a friend whose brother I know
un ami dont je connais le frère
dont = de qui
(‘Dont’ often but not always replaces ‘de qui’, ‘duquel’, ‘de laquelle’, and ‘des quel(le)s)
the children you look after
les enfants dont vous vous occupez
(dont = de qui)
(‘Dont’ often but not always replaces ‘de qui’, ‘duquel’, ‘de laquelle’, and ‘des quel(le)s)
the film of which he spoke
le film dont il a parlé
(dont = duquel)
(‘Dont’ often but not always replaces ‘de qui’, ‘duquel’, ‘de laquelle’, and ‘des quel(le)s)
the window whose curtains are drawn
la fenêtre dont les rideaux sont tirés
(dont = de laquelle)
(‘Dont’ often but not always replaces ‘de qui’, ‘duquel’, ‘de laquelle’, and ‘des quel(le)s)
