Relative Clauses With que
Que means who, which or that: l'òme que ven.
How It Works
| Role of que | Example |
|---|---|
| subject | L'òme que ven es mon paire. |
| object | Lo libre que legissi es bon. |
In the first sentence, l'òme is the one who comes, so que is the subject. In the second, I read the book, so que is the object.
The verb after que agrees with the noun before it: Los dròlles que jògan dins la carrièra son contents. Before a vowel, que becomes qu': L'ostal qu'avèm es pichòt.
English often has no word here: the book I read. Occitan keeps it: lo libre que legissi. French uses qui for the subject. Occitan uses que for both.
Examples (5)
- L'òme que ven es mon paire.
The man who is coming is my father.
Que is the subject of ven.
- Lo libre que legissi es bon.
The book I am reading is good.
Que is the object of legissi.
- Ai un amic que demòra a Albi.
I have a friend who lives in Albi.
Que links amic to demòra.
- Los dròlles que jògan dins la carrièra son contents.
The children who play in the street are happy.
Jògan agrees with the plural dròlles.
- Aquò es la veitura que crompam.
That is the car we are buying.
Que is the object of crompam.
Common Mistakes
Leaving out que, as English does.
Lo libre legissi es bon.Lo libre que legissi es bon.Occitan always needs que between the noun and the clause.
Using the French qui.
L'òme qui ven es mon paire.L'òme que ven es mon paire.Occitan uses que for the subject too.
How It Connects
Learn This First
A relative clause with que describes a noun like an adjective and uses que, so que and adjectives after the noun come first.
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