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Definition and Synonyms for 関係代名詞
| 1. | 関係代名詞 | ある先行詞を指す関係詞節を導く（『that』『which』『who』のような）代名詞 |
| Relative Pronoun | a pronoun (as `that' or `which' or `who') that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent | |
| Synonyms: | 関係代名詞 |
Meanings for each kanji in 関係代名詞
| » | 関 | connection; barrier; gateway; involve; concerning |
| » | 係 | person in charge; connection; duty; concern oneself |
| » | 代 | substitute; change; convert; replace; period; age; counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; generation; charge; rate; fee |
| » | 名 | name; noted; distinguished; reputation |
| » | 詞 | part of speech; words; poetry |
Categories 関係代名詞 is a member of
| 1. | 代名詞 | 名詞または名詞句の代わりに使われる機能語 |
| Pronoun | a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase | |
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Sample Sentences for 関係代名詞
中学生が英語を学ぶ際の最難関の一つが関係代名詞です。
One of the greatest hurdles facing middle school students learning English is relative pronouns.
しかしながら、前置詞+関係代名詞whichの部分が関係副詞whereとなっています。
However, the preposition+relative pronoun (which) part becomes a relative adverb (where).
引用した問題ではありませんが、関係代名詞と関係副詞の使い分けを問う問題がリーディングセクションにはあります。
The problem quoted isn't one, but there are problems in the reading section that ask you to distinguish relative pronouns from relative adverbs.
関係代名詞は「接続詞+代名詞」のはたらきをしています。
Relative pronouns perform as 'conjunction + pronoun'.
関係代名詞のthatは、主格、目的格の2つであり、所有格はありません。
The relative pronoun 'that' has two states, a nominative case and objective case, but there is no possessive case.
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