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Relative Pronouns
The relative pronouns are used to relate or connect one or even multiples sentences. They are usually easier to manage in Portuguese than in English.
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Masculine
Singular
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Masculine
Plural
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Feminine Singular
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Feminine Plural
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English – Basic meaning
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| o qual |
os quais |
a qual |
as quais |
Who/which/that |
identification |
| cujo |
cujos |
Cuja |
cujas |
whose |
possession |
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Portuguese
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English – Basic meaning
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| que |
Who/which/that |
identification |
| onde |
where |
place |
| de quem |
who |
identification |
Remark:
- The pronoun Que (which) is the most used.
- The relative pronoun Quem (whom) is always preceded by a preposition (de/com/para/a, etc.).
- Qual/quais (which) is preceded by the definite article or a preposition can also be used as a relative pronoun, but its use is unusual and more complicated.
- Cujo(s)/cuja(s) (whose) show ownership and they always match the following noun, but are infrequently used.
Example:
- Onde está o livro que/o qual comprei? (Where is the book which I have bought?)
- Esta é o edifício onde/na qual ele mora. (This is the building where he lives.)
- Aquele é o cachorro que me mordeu. (That's the dog which has bitten me)
- Aquela é a mulher que mora em Arequipa. (That's the woman who lives in Arequipa.)
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