Relative Pronouns

Question 1

Qui

Answer 1

Subject
Meaning: who, which, what
Ex. Mon frère, QUI vingt ans, est à l’université.
My brother, WHO’S twenty, is at university

Question 2

Que

Answer 2

Direct object
Meaning: who, whom, which, or that
Ex. Les amis QUE je vois le plus sont Lea et Mehdi
The friends THAT I see most are Lea and Mehdi

Question 3

Lequel

Answer 3

Indirect objects; follows à, de, or pour; used when referring to things
Meaning: Which
Ex. Le livre pour lequel elle est connue
The book that she is famous for

Question 4

Dont

Answer 4

Used to refer to people or things
Meaning: whose, of whom, of which
Ex. Les films dont tu parles
The films you are talking about

Question 5

Où

Answer 5

Places and times (when and where)
Ex. C’est l’année où ils ont gagné la coupe du monde.
That’s the year they won the world cup