Relativpronomen im Nominativ

Relative pronouns in the nominative

A relative clause adds extra information about a noun without starting a new sentence. It is introduced by a relative pronoun and set off by commas; the verb goes to the end.

The relative pronoun looks almost like the definite article. It takes gender and number from the antecedent (the noun before it). In the nominative, the relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause.

Note:

• There is a comma before and after the relative clause.
• The pronoun takes gender/number from the antecedent.
• The case depends on its role inside the clause (here: subject = nominative).

Examples:

• Der Mann, der dort steht, ist mein Lehrer. (The man who is standing there is my teacher.)
• Die Frau, die neben mir wohnt, ist Ärztin. (The woman who lives next to me is a doctor.)
• Das Kind, das dort spielt, ist mein Neffe. (The child who is playing there is my nephew.)