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relative pronoun

UK/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv ˈpɹəʊ.naʊn//ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/

relative pronoun noun: a pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. In English, some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: which, who, whose, whom and (non-standard) what. The other English relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that.

Noun

relative pronoun (plural relative pronouns)

  1. A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. In English, some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: which, who, whose, whom and (non-standard) what. The other English relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that.

relative pronoun meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

relative pronoun in Hindi

the relative pronoun:
जो jo

relative pronoun in Tamil

இணைப்பு இடப்பெயர், இணைப்பு பதிலிடு பெயர்

relative pronoun in Marathi

the relative pronoun:
जो jo

relative pronoun in Urdu

the relative pronoun:
جو jo
More languagesFewer languages
relative pronoun in Gujarati
જે je
relative pronoun in Tagalog
panghalip na pamanggit
relative pronoun in Thai
ประพันธสรรพนาม bprà-pan-tá-sàp-pá-naam
relative pronoun in Vietnamese
đại từ quan hệ

Forms of relative pronoun

pluralrelative pronouns

Questions about relative pronoun

What does relative pronoun mean?
Relative pronoun means a pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. In English, some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: which, who, whose, whom and (non-standard) what. The other English relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that.
What is relative pronoun in Hindi?
Relative pronoun in Hindi is जो (jo). See Relative pronoun meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is relative pronoun?
Relative pronoun is a noun.
How do you pronounce relative pronoun?
Relative pronoun is pronounced /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv ˈpɹəʊ.naʊn/ (UK).
What is the plural of relative pronoun?
The plural of relative pronoun is relative pronouns.

Words near relative pronoun in the dictionary

  1. relative pin
  2. relative pins
  3. relative pitch
  4. relative pitches
  5. relative pressure
  6. relative pronoun
  7. relative pronouns
  8. relative pseudo-complement
  9. relative pseudo-complements
  10. relative skewer
  11. relative skewers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: relative pronoun (page history and authors); जो (Hindi) (page history and authors); relative pronoun (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); जो (Marathi) (page history and authors); جو (Urdu) (page history and authors); જે (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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