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Relative Clauses

The conjunction که

که introduces a relative clause

'who / which / that'.

💬 Examples
مردی که آمد
mard-i ke āmad
the man who came
📝 که = who/that; the noun takes -i
کتابی که خواندم
ketāb-i ke xāndam
the book that I read
📝 که introduces the clause
The noun takes a relative -i before که

The 'relative -i' links the noun to the clause.

📊 Relative clauses
Element Role Example
-i (suffix) links noun to clause مردی
که ke 'who/which/that' که آمد
resumptive pronoun refers back (with prepositions) که در آن
💬 Examples
کسی که اینجاست
kasi ke injāst
the person who is here
📝 -i + که
جایی که زندگی می‌کنم
jā-yi ke zendegi mikonam
the place where I live
📝 که for place too
که is also a general conjunction ('that')

Introducing reported clauses.

💬 Examples
فکر می‌کنم که درست است.
fekr mikonam ke dorost ast.
I think that it's right.
📝 که = that (conjunction)
گفت که می‌آید.
goft ke miāyad.
He said that he's coming.
📝 که introduces reported speech