Dictionary

relative pronoun en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/ (General-American)
• /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv ˈpɹəʊ.naʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

1. 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.

Forms

Relateds

relative adjective · relative adverb · interrogative pronoun · indefinite pronoun

Translations (37)

cmn 關係代名詞 /关系代名词 (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · ga forainm coibhneasta (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · da relativpronomen (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · de Relativpronomen (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · yue 關係代名詞 /关系代名词 (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · da relativt pronomen (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · da henførende stedord (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · eo rilata pronomo (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · vi đại từ quan hệ (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · pl zaimek względny (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · mn холбох төлөөний нэр (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · sv relativpronomen (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · hu vonatkozó névmás (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · ro pronume relativ (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · gl pronome relativo (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · ja 関係代名詞 (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · br ger stagañ (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · tr ilgi adılı (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · fr pronom relatif (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · az nisbi əvəzlik (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · ru относи́тельное местоиме́ние (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · pt pronome relativo (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · ast pronome rellativu (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · it pronome relativo (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · ca pronom relatiu (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · fo afturbeint fornavn (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · tl panghalip na pamanggit (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · cs vztažné zájmeno (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · ka მიმართებითი ნაცვალსახელი (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · cy rhagenw perthynol (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · th ประพันธสรรพนาม (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · is tilvísunarfornafn (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · no relativt pronomen (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · es pronombre relativo (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · la pronomen relativum (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · nl betrekkelijk voornaamwoord (pronoun that introduces a relative clause) · fi relatiivipronomini (pronoun that introduces a relative clause)