Meanings
nounrelative pronoun (plural relative pronouns)
plural relative pronouns
- grammarA 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.
Translations
Catalan pronom relatiu
- pronom relatiupronoun that introduces a relative clause
Chinese Cantonese 關係代名詞 /关系代名词
- 關係代名詞 /关系代名词 (gwaan¹ hai⁶ doi⁶ ming⁴ ci⁴)pronoun that introduces a relative clause
Chinese Mandarin 關係代名詞 /关系代名词
- 關係代名詞 /关系代名词 (guānxi dàimíngcí)pronoun that introduces a relative clause
Czech vztažné zájmeno
- vztažné zájmenopronoun that introduces a relative clause
Danish relativpronomen, relativt pronomen
- relativpronomenpronoun that introduces a relative clause
- relativt pronomenpronoun that introduces a relative clause
- henførende stedordpronoun that introduces a relative clause
Dutch betrekkelijk voornaamwoord
- betrekkelijk voornaamwoordpronoun that introduces a relative clause
Esperanto rilata pronomo
- rilata pronomopronoun that introduces a relative clause
Finnish relatiivipronomini
- relatiivipronominipronoun that introduces a relative clause
French pronom relatif
- pronom relatifpronoun that introduces a relative clause
German Relativpronomen
- Relativpronomenpronoun that introduces a relative clause
Hungarian vonatkozó névmás
- vonatkozó névmáspronoun that introduces a relative clause
Icelandic tilvísunarfornafn
- tilvísunarfornafnpronoun that introduces a relative clause
Irish forainm coibhneasta
- forainm coibhneastapronoun that introduces a relative clause
Italian pronome relativo
- pronome relativopronoun that introduces a relative clause
Japanese 関係代名詞
- 関係代名詞 (kankei-daimeishi)pronoun that introduces a relative clause
Latin pronomen relativum
- pronomen relativumpronoun that introduces a relative clause
Norwegian relativt pronomen
- relativt pronomenpronoun that introduces a relative clause
Polish zaimek względny
- zaimek względnypronoun that introduces a relative clause
Portuguese pronome relativo
- pronome relativopronoun that introduces a relative clause
Romanian pronume relativ
- pronume relativpronoun that introduces a relative clause
Russian относи́тельное местоиме́ние
- относи́тельное местоиме́ние (otnosítelʹnoje mestoiménije)pronoun that introduces a relative clause
Spanish pronombre relativo
- pronombre relativopronoun that introduces a relative clause
Swedish relativpronomen
- relativpronomenpronoun that introduces a relative clause
Tagalog panghalip na pamanggit
- panghalip na pamanggitpronoun that introduces a relative clause
Thai ประพันธสรรพนาม
- ประพันธสรรพนาม (bprà-pan-tá-sàp-pá-naam)pronoun that introduces a relative clause
Turkish ilgi adılı
- ilgi adılıpronoun that introduces a relative clause
Vietnamese đại từ quan hệ
- đại từ quan hệpronoun that introduces a relative clause
Welsh rhagenw perthynol
- rhagenw perthynolpronoun that introduces a relative clause
Cite this entry
APA
relative pronoun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative%20pronoun
MLA
“relative pronoun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative%20pronoun. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relative pronoun,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative%20pronoun.
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