Relative Clauses With Που

Level 2Sounds Like pou

Unaccented που can introduce a relative clause describing a person or thing.

How It Works

Unaccented που can introduce a relative clause describing a person or thing.

Που itself does not change for gender or case. The role of the missing participant is understood from the clause; object and other relations can need a resumptive pronoun.

GreekMeaning
ο φίλος που μένει εδώthe friend who lives here
το βιβλίο που διαβάζωthe book that I am reading
η πόλη που αγαπώthe city that I love

Examples (3)

  1. ο φίλος που μένει εδώ

    the friend who lives here

  2. το βιβλίο που διαβάζω

    the book that I am reading

  3. η πόλη που αγαπώ

    the city that I love

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Relative Clauses With ΠουLevel 2

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Recognize the roles in a simple clause before adding a relative clause describing one of its participants.

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