Who, which, that, where
Who፣ which፣ that እና where
Add information about people, things and places in one sentence.
How it works
Relative clauses give more information about a noun. They start with who, which, that or where.
ተውላጠ አንቀጾች ስለ አንድ ስም ተጨማሪ መረጃ ይሰጣሉ፤ በwho፣ which፣ that ወይም where ይጀምራሉ።
who for people: The woman who lives next door is a nurse.
ለሰዎች who፦ ጎረቤታችን የምትኖረው ሴት ነርስ ናት።
which for things: The phone which I bought is very fast.
ለነገሮች which፦ የገዛሁት ስልክ በጣም ፈጣን ነው።
that for people or things: The book that you gave me is great.
that ለሁለቱም፦ የሰጠኸኝ መጽሐፍ በጣም ጥሩ ነው።
where for places: This is the café where we met.
ለቦታ where፦ የተገናኘንበት ካፌ ይህ ነው።
Amharic puts the description before the noun (የገዛሁት ስልክ). English puts it after: the phone that I bought.
አማርኛ ገላጩን ከስሙ በፊት ያደርጋል (የገዛሁት ስልክ)፤ እንግሊዝኛ ግን በኋላ፦ the phone that I bought።
Examples
Listen, then tap the microphone to record yourself and compare. Your voice stays on your phone.
The woman who lives next door is a nurse.
ጎረቤታችን የምትኖረው ሴት ነርስ ናት።
This is the phone which I bought last week.
ባለፈው ሳምንት የገዛሁት ስልክ ይህ ነው።
That's the café where we first met.
መጀመሪያ የተገናኘንበት ካፌ ያ ነው።
Do you know the man who is talking to Hana?
ሀናን የሚያነጋግራትን ሰውዬ ያውቁታል?
The bus that goes to Bole is full.
ወደ ቦሌ የሚሄደው አውቶቡስ ሞልቷል።
I have a friend who speaks five languages.
አምስት ቋንቋ የሚናገር ጓደኛ አለኝ።