relative pronoun

Noun CEFR B2

ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv ˈpɹəʊ.naʊn

Definitions

A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. In English, some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: which, who, whose, whom and (non-standard) what. The other English relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that.

Equivalents

Españolpronombre relativo

Françaispronom relatif

DeutschRelativpronomen

22 more languages

العربيةموصول

Azərbaycan dilinisbi əvəzlik

Catalàpronom relatiu

Češtinavztažné zájmeno

Danskhenførende stedord relativt pronomen

Suomirelatiivipronomini takakohtainen asemo

Gaeilgeforainm coibhneasta

Galegopronome relativo

Magyarvonatkozó névmás

Íslenskatilvísunarfornafn

Italianopronome relativo

日本語関係代名詞

한국어관계대명사

Kurdîço

Nederlandsbetrekkelijk voornaamwoord

Polskico który zaimek względny

Portuguêspronome relativo

Românăpronume relativ

Русскийотносительное местоимение

ไทยที่ประพันธสรรพนาม

Tagalogpanghalip na pamanggit

Tiếng Việtđại từ quan hệ

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

relative pseudo-complement relative skewer relative superlative relative tense relative time relative topology

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