Breakdown of Это родственник, линия которого здесь.
это
this / it is
здесь
here
родственник
relative
который
which / who / that (relative pronoun)
линия
line
Questions & Answers about Это родственник, линия которого здесь.
Why is it которого instead of которая if it is right next to the feminine word линия?
Который always matches the gender and number of the noun it refers back to in the main sentence, not the noun it sits next to. Here, it refers to родственник, which is masculine singular. It is in the Genitive case (которого) to show possession, literally meaning "the line of whom" or "whose line".
Why is the word order линия которого instead of которого линия?
When который is used in the Genitive case to mean "whose", it normally comes after the noun it possesses. So instead of saying "whose line", the Russian structure is exactly like saying "the line of whom" (линия которого).
Why is the comma placed before линия and not right before которого?
In Russian, a comma must separate the main sentence from the relative clause. The relative clause here is the entire phrase линия которого здесь (whose line is here), so the comma goes at the very beginning of that chunk, right after родственник.
In this context, what kind of "line" does линия refer to?
Just like in English, линия can refer to a drawn line, a phone connection, or a family lineage. Since the sentence is about a родственник (relative), it is almost certainly referring to a family tree or bloodline.
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