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pronombres relativos ... relative pronouns (rel -a - tive pro - nouns)

Os pronomes relativos são usados ligar junto duas sentenças. Há cinco formulários básicos: isso, que, que, e o formulário "elliptic".
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.
Portuguese
Pronoun
Sentence
Sentence
Combined
Combinado
isso that He likes the girl.   The girl lives in Canada. He likes the girl who lives in Canada. Gosta da menina que vive em Canadá.
quem who She likes the boy.   The boy lives in Canada. She likes the boy that lives in Canada. Gosta do menino que vive em Canadá.
qual which I bought a bike. John recommended it. I bought a bike which John recommended. Eu comprei uma bicicleta que John recomendasse.
de quem whose I found a bike.   The bike has an owner. Whose the owner of the bike I found? De quem o proprietário da bicicleta que eu encontrei?
elliptic (formulário) elliptic (form) She's the lady that I dated.  She's the lady I dated. É a senhora I datado.

              

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