LingoflyRelative clauses: el lloc on…, el dia que…
A description of a noun is attached by a linking word. The general case — que: el llibre que llig — the book I read. To a time — the same que or the sterner en què: el dia que va arribar — the day he arrived. For example: “El lloc on vam conèixer-nos ja no existeix” — The place where we met no longer exists. A rule from the Valencian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
A description of a noun is attached by a linking word. The general case — que: el llibre que llig — the book I read. To a time — the same que or the sterner en què: el dia que va arribar — the day he arrived.
To a place — on: el lloc on vam conèixer-nos — the place where we met. Both pronoun orders are correct; speech more often says on ens vam conèixer. The link stands right behind its word: to break the pair "el lloc — on" is to lose the listener.
To a possessor — el qual / la qual with «de»: la noia el pare de la qual és metge — the girl whose father is a doctor.
Table
| link | attaches to | example |
|---|---|---|
| que | a thing or a person | el llibre que llig |
| on | a place | el lloc on vam conèixer-nos |
| que / en què | a time | el dia que va arribar |
| el qual / la qual + de | possession | el pare de la qual |
By example
- La pel·lícula que vam veure era en valenciàThe film we watched was in Valencian
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Relative clauses: how does it work in Valencian?
A description of a noun is attached by a linking word. The general case — que: el llibre que llig — the book I read. To a time — the same que or the sterner en què: el dia que va arribar — the day he arrived.
What does it look like in a Valencian example sentence?
“El lloc on vam conèixer-nos ja no existeix” — The place where we met no longer exists. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.