B1 · Intermedio Capítulo 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.

Lo que aprenderás

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.

Consejos y trucos (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)

Vocabulario clave (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

Errores comunes

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

Wrong: Čovjek koji radi...
Correcto: Čovjek tko radi...

Gender agreement failure. Knjiga is feminine.

Wrong: Knjiga koji čitam.
Correcto: Knjiga koju čitam.

Accusative case confusion for inanimate objects.

Wrong: Grad kojeg volim
Correcto: 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

Práctica rápida (10)

Correct the error in the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Žena koji radi je moja sestra.

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

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Introduction to 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)

Choose the correct case after the preposition.

To je ono o ___ razmišljam.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: čemu
The preposition 'o' (about) requires the locative case 'čemu'.

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

Add the missing punctuation.

Grad ___ u kojem živim ___ je jako star.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
An embedded relative clause needs commas on both sides.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Punctuation in Relative Clauses

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)

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)

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

Choose the correct relative pronoun.

Osoba ___ sam poslao pismo je sretna.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: kojoj
Dative case.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Introduction to Relative Clauses

Fill in the correct form of 'koji'.

Ovo je čovjek ___ radi ovdje.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: koji
Masculine singular nominative.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Introduction to Relative Clauses

Choose the correct relative pronoun.

Zaboravio je ključeve, ___ me naljutilo.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: što
We use 'što' because it refers to the whole situation of forgetting keys.

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

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Preguntas frecuentes (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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