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Tu peux utiliser l'allumette que j'ai.

Tu peux utiliser l'allumette que j'ai.
You can use the match that I have.
From Lesson 196:Emphasizing 'none' (ne... aucun)·French

Questions & Answers about Tu peux utiliser l'allumette que j'ai.

How would I use the lesson's grammar to make this negative, saying 'You cannot use any match'?
You would frame the conjugated verb (peux) with ne and place aucune before the noun it modifies. Because allumette is feminine, we use aucune rather than aucun. The negative sentence becomes: Tu ne peux utiliser aucune allumette.
Why do we use que here instead of qui?
We use que because l'allumette (the match) is the direct object of the verb ai (have). You use qui when replacing the subject of the clause. Since the subject of the second part of the sentence is already j' (I), the object pronoun must be que.
If I change l'allumette to plural (the matches), does que change?
No, que stays exactly the same. Unlike adjectives, the relative pronoun que does not change to match the gender or number of the noun it replaces. If you were talking about multiple matches, the sentence would simply be: Tu peux utiliser les allumettes que j'ai.
Why use pouvoir (tu peux) instead of savoir for 'can' here?
In French, pouvoir is used for having permission or the physical opportunity to do something, which fits perfectly here (you are allowed to use the match). Savoir is used for knowing how to do a learned skill, like swimming or speaking a language.

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