- A relative pronoun is a pronoun which refers or relates to some noun preceding it e.g., if we say:
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This is Muhammad who has passed |
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This is the door which is in front of the mosque |
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This is the cat that has sat |
- In the above sentences, the nouns Muhammad, door and cat are called antecedents and the words who, which and that refer to them respectively. In Arabic however all these three words (who, which and that) are represented by a single word الَّذِي
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Allah who has created humans |
Allâh al-ladhī khalaqa al insān |
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The student who is in a school |
Aŧ-ŧâlibu al-ladhī fi madrasatin |
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The beautiful pen which is on a desk belongs to the teacher |
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The bed that is in Khalid's room is broken |
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The student who is sitting is from Indonesia |
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The house which is in front of the mosque belongs to the Muadhin (person who gives the “Adhaan” - call for prayer). |
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The road that is near the school is crowded |