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Relative pronouns - function

Relative pronouns introduce relative clauses, which specify a fact about an object or a person. The gender of the relative pronoun is determined by the gender of the word to which it refers, and its case is determined by its function in the relative clause. Relative clauses use dependent word order.

Der Mann, den wir heute getroffen haben, arbeitet in Berlin.
Ich kenne seine Frau, die oft mit ihm reist.
The man whom we met today works in Berlin.
I know his wife, who often travels with him.