Pronome relativo CHE
Relative pronoun CHE
“la grandine, che ha colorato…”
(hail, which whitened…)
In Italian, “che” is a versatile relative pronoun that connects a dependent clause (the relative clause) to a main clause. It can refer to people, things, or concepts. In this articles, the two occurrences of che refer to piogge e neve (rain and snow) and la grandine (hail).
“Che” is unchangeable, regardless of gender or number. In English it’s commonly translated as “that” or “who/whom” depending on whether it refers to things or people.
Let’s see some examples:
– La persona che ha vinto il premio è molto felice. (The person who won the prize is very happy.)
– Ho comprato un libro che mi interessa molto. (I bought a book that interests me a lot.)
– La città che ho visitato era molto bella. (The city that I visited was very beautiful.)