on (relatiu)

Place Relative on

Level 2

Relative on connects a place to an action or situation located there.

How It Works

El poble on visc identifies the village through the place where I live. On represents the location inside the relative clause; the clause describes the preceding place noun. It does not change for gender or number.

Keep the verb's location meaning: la sala on treballem and els carrers on juguen are ordinary examples. For a direct object, use que instead: el poble que visitem. The town is the object of visit, not an omitted in-the-town complement in that sentence.

Avoid using on for every abstract circumstance merely because English says where. A place relative can often be expressed more explicitly with en què or en el qual. Time, manner and other relationships need their own appropriate relative construction.

Examples (3)

  1. Aquest és el barri on visc.

    This is the neighborhood where I live.

  2. La sala on ens reunim és petita.

    The room where we meet is small.

  3. Hem tornat al poble on vam néixer.

    We have returned to the village where we were born.

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