Relative Pronouns (Save; Don't study) Flashcards
paradigm for relative pronoun singular
ὅς ἥ ὅ
οὗ ἧς οὗ
ᾧ ᾗ ᾧ
ὅν ἥν ὅ
relative pronoun plural
οἵ αἵ ἅ
ὧν ὧν ὧν
οἷς αἷς οἷς
οὕς ἅς ἅ
The five translations of the relative pronoun and their uses
1) who: people
2) whom: people
3) whose: people or neuter words
4) that: people or neuter words
5) which: neuter words
Describe accenting and breathing marks on the relative clause
1) there is always a rough breathing
2) there is an acute on all nominatives and accusatives
3) there is a circumflex on all genitives and datives
How to determine the subject the relative pronoun refers to
1) will have the same number and gender as the antecedent
2) though sometimes the antecedent is in another verse, or missing all together
What kind of words can you add to the relative pronoun to help in translation?
pronouns and demonstratives
“give the good grade to those who deserve it”
What functions can a relative clause have in a sentence?
these clauses can act as nouns and adjectives