Portuguese B1: Relative clauses · Words
que is the everyday relative for people and things: o homem que vive aqui, o livro que li. After a preposition, use quem for people and o qual / a qual (formal) for things: a amiga com quem falei. cujo (whose) agrees with what is owned: o autor cujos livros li. onde means where.
- que — that, who, which
- quem — who (after a preposition)
- onde — where
- cujo — whose
- o qual — which (formal)
- o vizinho — neighbour
- o romance — novel
- o bairro — neighbourhood
- É o vizinho que tem um cão. — He’s the neighbour who has a dog.
- Conheces o bairro onde ela vive? — Do you know the neighbourhood where she lives?
- É a pessoa com quem mais falo. — She’s the person I talk to most.
- Li o romance que me recomendaste. — I read the novel you recommended.