| Rrelative pronouns (rel
-a - tive pro - nouns)
Relative pronouns are used to link two sentences
together.
There are five basic forms: that, who, which, and the "elliptic"
form.
Relative Pronouns - that,
who, which, whose and the "elliptic" form. |
| |
Pronoun |
Sentence |
Sentence |
Combined |
|
ذلك |
that |
He likes the
girl. |
The girl lives in Canada. |
He likes the gil who lives in Canada. |
يحب فان جيل الذي يعيش في كندا. |
من |
who |
She likes the boy.
|
The boy lives in Canada. |
She likes the boy
that lives in Canada. |
واعربت عن الصبي يحب ان يعيش في كندا. |
اي |
which |
I bought a bike. |
John recommended it. |
I bought a bike
which John recommended. |
اشتريت الدراجه التي اوصى جون. |
الذي |
whose |
I found a bike. |
The bike has an owner. |
Whose the owner
of the bike I found? |
الذين مالك الدراجه وجدته؟ |
| |
elliptic (form) |
She's the lady that I dated. |
She's the lady I dated. |
انها سيدة انا مؤرخة. |
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