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relative pronomina ... relative pronouns (rel -a - tive pro - nouns)

Relative Pronomina werden verwendet, um zwei zusammen zu verbinden Sätze. Es gibt fünf grundlegende Formen: das, das, das und die "elliptische" Form.
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.
Deutsch
Pronoun
Sentence
Sentence
Combined
Deutsch
das
 that He likes the girl.   The girl lives in Canada. He likes the girl who lives in Canada. Er mag das Mädchen, das in Kanada wohnt.
wer
 who She likes the boy.   The boy lives in Canada. She likes the boy that lives in Canada. Sie mag den Jungen, der in Kanada wohnt.
welches
 which I bought a bike. John recommended it. I bought a bike which John recommended. Ich kaufte ein Fahrrad, das John empfahl.
wessen
 whose I found a bike.   The bike has an owner. Whose the owner of the bike I found? Wessen der Inhaber des Fahrrades, das ich fand?
elliptisch
 elliptic (form) She's the lady that I dated.  She's the lady I dated. Sie ist die Dame I datiert.

              

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