Relative pronouns in #German - an overview
Relative pronouns in English are who, whom, which, that and whose. Example: The CD that I bought yesterday is great.
In German relative pronouns change depending on the gender, case and number of the noun that they substitute. This is a chart for you as an overview.
CASE MASK. FEM. NEUT. PL.
Nominative —- der die das die
Genitive ——- dessen deren dessen deren
Dative ———- dem der dem denen
Accusative —- den die das die
Examples:
Die CD, die ich gestern gekauft habe, ist super. The CD which I bought yesterday is great.
Der Typ, dem ich ein Geschenk gekauft habe, ist mein Bruder. The guy whom I bought a gift is my brother.
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