Relative Pronouns
What is it?
The relative pronouns points back to a previous subject or object, e.g. Min kone, som bruger briller, kan ikke se skiltet (My wife, who wears glasses, can't see the sign).
Da | En | ||||
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som | who/which/that | pron | |||
der | who/which/that | pron | |||
The Rules
som can always be used
der can only be used when 'pointing back' to a subject
Always put a comma before som and der
Always put a comma before som and der
Examples
Da | En | ||||
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Min kone, som bruger briller, kan ikke se skiltet | My wife, who uses glasses, can't see the sign | ||||
'som' is here refering to the subject 'Min kone' | |||||
p | Mine børn gav mig en gave, som jeg er rigtig glad for | My children gave me a present that I really like | |||
'som' is here refering to the object 'en gave' | |||||
Pigen, der kørte på en rød cykel, var hurtigst | The girl that drove a red bike, was quickest | ||||
'der' can only be used when refering to subjects | |||||