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Relative Clauses with 'Som'

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Elevate your Norwegian by connecting sentences seamlessly using the versatile relative pronoun 'som'.

  • Identify when 'som' functions as the subject of a relative clause.
  • Recognize when 'som' serves as the direct object.
  • Master the art of dropping 'som' when it is an object in specific contexts.
Connect your thoughts with elegance and ease.

چی یاد می‌گیری

Adding more information to nouns using 'som'. Understand when 'som' can be omitted and when it is required.

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 'som' to describe people and objects.

نکات و ترفندها (2)

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Don't omit it

In English, we say 'The man I saw'. In Norwegian, you MUST say 'Mannen som jeg så'.
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Don't omit 'som'

English speakers often drop 'that'. In Norwegian, 'som' is mandatory.
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واژگان کلیدی (5)

som that/who/which person person bok book liker likes kjenner knows

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Review Summary

  • Noun + som + verb
  • Noun + (som) + subject + verb

اشتباهات رایج

Do not repeat the pronoun (han) inside the clause. The 'som' already refers to the man.

Wrong: Mannen som jeg ser han er snill.
صحیح: Mannen som jeg ser, er snill.

In Norwegian, you must include the preposition 'i' at the end of the clause.

Wrong: Huset jeg bor er stort.
صحیح: Huset som jeg bor i, er stort.

Avoid using 'den' or 'det' after 'som' when 'som' is the subject.

Wrong: Dette er boken som den er god.
صحیح: Dette er boken som er god.

Next Steps

You have done an amazing job today. Keep practicing, and these structures will soon feel like second nature!

Write 5 sentences about your hobbies using relative clauses.

Continue to: Complex Conjunctions

تمرین سریع (10)

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Huset som vi kjøpte det er fint.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Huset som vi kjøpte er fint.
Remove redundant pronoun.

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Fill in the blank.

Jeg kjenner en person ___ snakker norsk.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: som
Correct relative pronoun.

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Choose the correct sentence.

Which sentence is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Boken som jeg leste.
Correct word order.

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Fill in the blank with 'som'.

Mannen ___ bor her er snill.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: som
Use 'som' as the relative pronoun.

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Is 'som' the subject or object?

Mannen som jeg ser.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Object
Followed by a subject.

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Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Bilen som er rød.
'Som' is the correct relative pronoun.

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Fill in the missing word.

Dette er gaven ___ han ga meg.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: som
Relative pronoun.

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Select the correct option.

Det er mange mennesker ___ venter.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: som
Relative pronoun 'som' is needed.

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Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Jenta leser er flink.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jenta som leser er flink.
Need 'som' to connect the clause.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Som' as Subject

Fill in the missing word.

Boken ___ jeg leste var god.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: som
Som is the relative pronoun.

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سوالات رایج (4)

No, 'hvem' is only for questions (who). Use 'som' for relative clauses.
No, 'som' is invariant. It stays the same for singular and plural.
No, in Norwegian, 'som' is always required in relative clauses.
No, 'som' is invariant.
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