Relative Clauses With Koji
Koji links a describing clause to a noun, and it matches that noun's gender and number.
How It Works
| Noun | Word | Example |
|---|---|---|
| masculine | koji | čovjek koji radi |
| feminine | koja | žena koja radi |
| neuter | koje | dijete koje spava |
| plural masculine | koji | ljudi koji rade |
| plural feminine | koje | žene koje rade |
| plural neuter | koja | djeca koja spavaju |
In this lesson koji is the subject, so it stays in the nominative. In the next lesson you will see it in other cases.
The whole clause can interrupt the main sentence: Čovjek koji radi ovdje je moj komšija. The verb in the clause agrees with the noun it describes. To pick the word, find the noun the clause describes and match its gender and number.
Examples (5)
- Žena koja stoji tamo je Lejlina majka.
The woman who is standing there is Lejla's mother.
Feminine: koja.
- Djevojka koja radi u pekari zove se Ajla.
The girl who works at the bakery is called Ajla.
Feminine singular.
- Momak koji svira gitaru je moj brat.
The guy who plays the guitar is my brother.
Masculine: koji.
- Djeca koja se igraju u parku vole sladoled.
The children who are playing in the park love ice cream.
Djeca takes koja.
- Pita koja tako lijepo miriše je od moje bake.
The pie that smells so good is from my grandmother.
Feminine thing.
Common Mistakes
Using the wrong gender
Žena koji radi ovdje je učiteljica.Žena koja radi ovdje je učiteljica.Koja matches the feminine noun žena.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Koji can link clauses.
Related Patterns
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Patterns that build on this one.
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Practice Relative Clauses With Koji in Bubblegum
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