relative pronouns Flashcards
Rules
if preposition
restrictive - a clause required to make sense –>
if no separation antecedent - pronoun ->
prepositions: Generally if there IS a preposition, quien is a safe bet while que can only be used after certain prepositions.
comma delimited extra info - que or quien
restrictive (required clause to make sense) use que.
Que, the shortest relative pronoun, is used when the relative pronoun comes immediately after the antecedent. Nothing separates the relative pronoun from the antecedent, not even a comma. no separation -use que
small space -> use quien
The person who used to write reports from Beirut died last night.
La persona que escribía reportajes desde Beirut murió anoche. (restrictive=> que)
That journalist, who worked for years as a correspondent, was a friend of mine.
Ese periodista, que/quien lleva años trabajando como corresponsal, fue amigo mío. (commas, non-restrictive can use either que/quien.
Juan lent you a book that is mine.
Juan te prestó un libro que es mío.
The house that has a red roof is over there.
La casa que tiene un techo rojo está allá.
The woman that/who lives there is my aunt.
La mujer que vive allí es mi tía.
The man (whom) you see in the photo is my brother.
El hombre que ves en la foto es mi hermano.
The café (that) you like is over there.
El café que te gusta está allá.
The book (that) you borrowed is mine.
El libro que prestaste es mío.
This is the house in which I grew up.
Ésta es la casa en que crecí.
Have you been to the café (that) I was talking about?
¿Has ido al café del que hablaba?
She isn’t the woman (whom) I talked to.
No es la mujer con quien hablé.
Where are the children to whom I told the story?
¿Dónde están los niños a quienes les conté el cuento? (preposition +person)
My aunt, who is a doctor, is going to visit me today.
Mi tía, quien es doctora, me va a visitar hoy. (comma, nonrestrictive, person)
Has anyone seen Maria, whom Samuel is in love with?
¿Alguien ha visto a María, de quien está enamorado Samuel? (preposition + person)
