The relative pronoun "qui"
When you want to connect two clauses or add descriptive information to a noun, you can use the relative pronoun qui ("who," "which," or "that").
In French, use qui whenever the pronoun is the subject of the following verb. Unlike English, which switches between "who" for people and "that/which" for things, French uses qui for both!
| Have you seen the insect that is walking on the table? | Est-ce que tu as vu l'insecte qui marche sur la table ? |
| The fly that flies in the kitchen is very fast. | La mouche qui vole dans la cuisine est très rapide. |
| The bee is a magnificent insect that produces honey. | L'abeille est un insecte magnifique qui produit le miel. |
Verb agreement with "qui"
Because qui replaces a noun, the verb that immediately follows it must agree with that noun. If the noun is singular, the verb is singular. If the noun is plural, the verb is plural.
| The ant that ate a little bit of sugar is on the table. | La fourmi qui a mangé un peu de sucre est sur la table. |
| All the insects that fly are in the garden. | Tous les insectes qui volent sont dans le jardin. |
| We caught all the mosquitoes that fly in the house. | Nous avons attrapé tous les moustiques qui volent dans la maison. |
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