relative clause

• Ein grammatisches Konstrukt im Englischen (und allgemein in Sprachen), das zusätzliche Informationen über ein Substantiv oder eine Nominalphrase liefert und meist durch Relativpronomen wie 'who', 'which', 'that' oder 'whom' eingeleitet wird.

A grammatical structure in English used to provide additional information about a noun or noun phrase, typically introduced by relative pronouns such as 'who', 'which', 'that', or 'whom'.

1. Grammatical structureB2formal

   A clause that modifies a noun or noun phrase, typically introduced by a relative pronoun like 'who', 'which', or 'that'.

   Relativsatz

   • The book that I read was fascinating.
   • She is the woman who lives next door.
   • The car, which was parked outside, is now gone.