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LEKTION 44
Relative Pronouns
Relative pronouns are used in a sentence to talk about a noun that has previously been talked about, thus avoiding repetition.
| Mein Bruder spielt mit mir |
My brother plays with me |
| Mein Bruder wohnt hier |
My brother lives here |
To avoid repeating "Mein Bruder", I use the relative pronoun: |
| Mein Bruder, der hier wohnt, spielt mit mir |
My brother, who lives here, plays with me |
Here is another example:
| Dein Wagen steht vor meinem Haus |
Your car is in front of my house |
| Dein Wagon ist rot |
Your car is red |
In order not to repeat "Dein Wagon" twice: |
| Dein Wagon, der ist rot, steht vor meinem Haus |
Your car, which is red, is in front of my house |
Here is a list of relative pronouns:
| Der, die, das |
That |
| Welcher, welche, welches |
The one |
| Was |
What/that |
| Wer |
Which |
Here are some examples:
| Deine Schwester, welcher ich helfe, studiert viel |
Your sister, the one I help, studies a lot |
| "Welcher" is the dative of "welche". Relative pronouns decline and you use one case or another depending on its function in the sentence |
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| Ich habe alles gekauft was du wolltest |
I have bought everything that you wanted |
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| Der Wagen, den du gekauft hast, ist sehr hübsch |
The car, that you have bought, is very pretty |
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| Sein Lehrer, den ich kenne, ist sehr intelligent |
His teacher, the one I know, is very intelligent |
Here you can see how the relative pronouns decline:
| Der, die, das: is declined in the same way as the definite article, except for the genitive singular and plural forms and the dative plural forms: |
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| Genitive singular |
Dessen (m), deren (f), dessen (n) |
| Genitive plural |
Deren (m, f, n) |
| Dative plural |
Denen (m, f, n) |
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| Welcher, welche, welches: is declined in the same way as the demonstrative article "dieser, diese, dieses". |
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| Wer, was: is declined in the same was as interrogative pronoun |
VOCABULARY
| Pregnancy |
Schwangerschaft (f) |
Birth |
Geburt (f) |
| Abortion |
Fehlgeburt (f) |
Foetus |
Fetus (m) |
| Incubator |
Brutapparat (m) |
To be born |
Geboren Werden |
| Gynaecologist |
Frauenarzt (m) |
To breast feed |
Stillen |
| Cradle |
Wiege (f) |
Injection |
Impfstoff (m) |
| Baby bottle |
Baby-Flasche (f) |
To baptise |
Taufen |
| Nappy |
Windel (f) |
To scratch |
Klettern |
| Dummy |
Schnuller (m) |
Caesarian |
Kaiserschnitt (m) |
| Pediatrician |
Kinderarzt (m) |
Kindergarden |
Kinderkrippe (f) |
| Baby |
Baby (n) |
Twins |
Zwillinge (m.pl) |
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