Relative pronouns Flashcards
qui
who, whom, which, what, that
I am listening to the person who is speaking
j’écout la personne qui parle
we congratulate the artist who took this picutre
nous félicitons l’artiste que a pris cette photo
I am the one who sold him this lamp
c’est moi qui lui ai vendu cette lamp
you are the one who is reponsible
cest toi qui es responsible
are you the owner?
c’est vous qui le êtes le propriétaire?
she does not like the frame you are showing her
elle n’aime pas le cadre que vous lui montrez
when is que used?
when there is already a subject noun or pronoun
whom, which, that
here is the chocolate which Daniel bought
voici le chocolat que Daniel a acheté
I don’t know who he is
je ne sais pas qui il est
the objects which they make are of great value
les objets qu’ils fabriquent sont de grande valeur
lequel
laquelle
lesquels
lesquelles
that, which, whom
refers to SEPCIFIC things (less commonly for people)
the tools with which he is working belonged to his father
les outils avec lesquels il travaille appartenaient à son père
do you know wha he is tinking about
tu sais à quoi il pense?
it’s the store where I do my shopping
c’est le magasin où je fais mes courses
ou
c’est le mansin dans lequel je fais mes courses
the area where they live is very quiet
la région où ils habitent est très calme
when is “dont” used?
for objects of verbs/verbal expressions which use “de”
he needs these documents
vs
here are the documents he needs
il a besoin de ces documents
vs
voici les documents dont il a besoin
she is proud of her son
vs
Denis is the son she is proud of
elle est fière de son fils
vs
Denis est le fils dont elle est fière
she uses a paintbrush
vs
show me the paintbrush she uses
elle se sert d’un pinceau
vs
montrez-moi le pinceau dont elle se sert
you talked about a glassblower
vs
where does the glassblower you told us about live?
tu as parlé d’un souffler de verre
vs
où habite le souffleur de verre dont tu nous as parlé?
when is ce + qui/que/dont/à quoi used?
when there is no specific word or antecedent, and it refers to ideas not people
I like what is made in this workship
j’aime ce qui est fabriqué dans cet atelier
he does not know what provoked their reaction
il ne said pas ce qui a provoqué leur réaction?