B1 · Mittelstufe Kapitel 32

Relative Clauses: Connecting Ideas with 'Who' and 'Which'

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Transform your simple sentences into fluid, sophisticated Croatian narratives using relative clauses.

  • Identify the correct relative pronoun based on noun gender and case.
  • Combine simple sentences using 'koji', 'što', and 'tko'.
  • Apply correct punctuation rules to define or describe nouns.
Connect your thoughts with precision and grace.

Was du lernen wirst

Master the use of relative pronouns (tko, što, koji) to form relative clauses. This allows you to combine sentences and provide more detailed information about nouns.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Construct complex sentences using 'koji' to describe people and objects.

Tipps & Tricks (4)

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Check the Noun

Always look at the noun before 'koji'. Its gender and number dictate the form of 'koji'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Introduction to Relative Clauses
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Check the Noun

Before you write 'koji', look at the noun it modifies. Is it masculine? Feminine? Neuter? That's your first step.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Relative Pronoun 'Koji' (Which, Who, That)
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Check the Case

Always identify the case of the noun first. It will tell you which form of 'koji' to use.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Declension of 'Koji' (Gender, Number, Case Agreement)
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The Comma Rule

Always put a comma before 'što' when it introduces a relative clause. It's a hallmark of good Croatian writing.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Relative Pronoun 'Što' (What, That)

Wichtige Vokabeln (6)

koji which/who tko who što what/that rečenica sentence imenica noun zarez comma

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Review Summary

  • Noun + koji/koja/koje + verb

Häufige Fehler

Use 'tko' for people when the antecedent is missing or general.

Wrong: Čovjek koji radi...
Richtig: Čovjek tko radi...

Gender agreement failure. Knjiga is feminine.

Wrong: Knjiga koji čitam.
Richtig: Knjiga koju čitam.

Accusative case confusion for inanimate objects.

Wrong: Grad kojeg volim
Richtig: Grad koji volim

Next Steps

You've mastered the art of connection! Keep practicing these structures in your daily writing.

Read a Croatian news article and highlight all relative pronouns.

Continue to: Conditional Sentences (Type I): Real Possibilities

Schnelle Übung (10)

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Auto koji vozim je brz.
Auto is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Relative Pronoun 'Koji' (Which, Who, That)

Fill in the blank.

Ovo je prijateljica s ___ idem na kavu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: kojom
Instrumental case after 's'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Relative Pronoun 'Koji' (Which, Who, That)

Fill in the correct form of 'koji' with the preposition.

Grad u ___ živim je velik.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: kojem
Locative case.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Introduction to Relative Clauses

Find the error in the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

On puno radi koji je dobro.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: koji
Should be 'što' because it refers to the fact that he works a lot.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Relative Pronoun 'Što' (What, That)

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Žena koji radi je ovdje.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Žena koja radi
Gender agreement.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Declension of 'Koji' (Gender, Number, Case Agreement)

Fix the punctuation in this sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Knjiga koju, čitam je dosadna.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
The comma goes before 'koju' and another one must close the clause.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Punctuation in Relative Clauses

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

Which sentence is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: b
A comma is mandatory before the relative pronoun 'koji'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Punctuation in Relative Clauses

Choose the correct form.

Knjiga ___ čitam je dobra.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: koju
Accusative feminine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Declension of 'Koji' (Gender, Number, Case Agreement)

Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'koji'.

Ovo je žena ___ radi u banci.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: koja
Žena is feminine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Relative Pronoun 'Koji' (Which, Who, That)

Choose the correct sentence.

Which sentence is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Knjiga koju čitam je dobra.
Feminine singular accusative.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Introduction to Relative Clauses

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Häufige Fragen (6)

Use 'koji' to modify a noun (relative clause). Use 'da' to connect a verb to a clause (e.g., 'Želim da dođeš').
Yes, it changes based on gender, number, and case.
No, you must match the gender and number of the noun. Also, use 'što' for abstract concepts.
Croatian is a case-based language. The pronoun must reflect the grammatical role it plays in the sentence.
It changes to match the noun's gender, number, and case.
Look at the role of the noun in the relative clause.
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