Relative pronouns Flashcards

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1
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qui

A

who, whom, which, what, that

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2
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I am listening to the person who is speaking

A

j’écout la personne qui parle

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3
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we congratulate the artist who took this picutre

A

nous félicitons l’artiste que a pris cette photo

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4
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I am the one who sold him this lamp

A

c’est moi qui lui ai vendu cette lamp

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5
Q

you are the one who is reponsible

A

cest toi qui es responsible

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6
Q

are you the owner?

A

c’est vous qui le êtes le propriétaire?

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7
Q

she does not like the frame you are showing her

A

elle n’aime pas le cadre que vous lui montrez

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8
Q

when is que used?

A

when there is already a subject noun or pronoun

whom, which, that

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9
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here is the chocolate which Daniel bought

A

voici le chocolat que Daniel a acheté

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10
Q

I don’t know who he is

A

je ne sais pas qui il est

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11
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the objects which they make are of great value

A

les objets qu’ils fabriquent sont de grande valeur

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12
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lequel
laquelle
lesquels
lesquelles

A

that, which, whom

refers to SEPCIFIC things (less commonly for people)

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13
Q

the tools with which he is working belonged to his father

A

les outils avec lesquels il travaille appartenaient à son père

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14
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do you know wha he is tinking about

A

tu sais à quoi il pense?

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15
Q

it’s the store where I do my shopping

A

c’est le magasin où je fais mes courses
ou
c’est le mansin dans lequel je fais mes courses

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16
Q

the area where they live is very quiet

A

la région où ils habitent est très calme

17
Q

when is “dont” used?

A

for objects of verbs/verbal expressions which use “de”

18
Q

he needs these documents
vs
here are the documents he needs

A

il a besoin de ces documents
vs
voici les documents dont il a besoin

19
Q

she is proud of her son
vs
Denis is the son she is proud of

A

elle est fière de son fils
vs
Denis est le fils dont elle est fière

20
Q

she uses a paintbrush
vs
show me the paintbrush she uses

A

elle se sert d’un pinceau
vs
montrez-moi le pinceau dont elle se sert

21
Q

you talked about a glassblower
vs
where does the glassblower you told us about live?

A

tu as parlé d’un souffler de verre
vs
où habite le souffleur de verre dont tu nous as parlé?

22
Q

when is ce + qui/que/dont/à quoi used?

A

when there is no specific word or antecedent, and it refers to ideas not people

23
Q

I like what is made in this workship

A

j’aime ce qui est fabriqué dans cet atelier

24
Q

he does not know what provoked their reaction

A

il ne said pas ce qui a provoqué leur réaction?

25
Q

who knows what happened?

A

qui sait ce qui est arrivé?

26
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i’d like to know what she would like

A

j’aimerais savoir ce qui lui plairait

27
Q

she does not understand what he’s afraid of

[she does not understand of what he’s afraid]]

A

elle ne comprend pas ce dont il a peur

28
Q

do you know waht he is doing these days?

A

savez-vous ce qu’i fait ces jours-ci

29
Q

she writes what she lives

A

elle écrit ce qu’elle vit

30
Q

they didwhat shouldn’t have been done

A

ils ont fait ce qu’il ne fallait pas faire

31
Q

shows me what you use

A

fais-moi voir ce dont tu te sers

32
Q

I don’t know what he subscribes to

A

j’ignore e à quoi il s’abonne

33
Q

when is ce dont used?

A

for verbs which take the preposition de

34
Q

when is ce à quoi used?

A

with verbs that take the reposition à

35
Q

I’d like to know what she is aspiring to

A

je voudrais savoir ce à quoi elle aspire

36
Q

it’s exactly what I epected from him

A

c’est excactement ce à quoi je m’attendais de sa part

37
Q

flea markets are fun

A

ce qui est amusant, c’est les marchés aux puces

38
Q

he is interested in aromatherapy

A

ce à quoi il s’intéresse, c’est à l’aromathérapie

39
Q

what he’s like is this robot

A

ce don il a envie, c’est de cet automate