Relative pronouns in Bulgarian

The relative pronouns are used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun.

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1.How to form the relative pronouns in Bulgarian
1.1.For people and objects
1.2.Only for people
1.3.For quality
1.4.Other relative pronouns
2.How to use the relative pronouns
3.Exercises
3.1.Fill in the correct relative pronoun
3.2.Choose the right relative pronoun

1. How to form the relative pronouns in Bulgarian

We form the relative pronouns by adding the rticle "-ТО" to the interrogative pronouns.

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For people and objects

	Interrogative pronouns	Relative pronoun	English equivalent
m.	кой	който	who/that/which
f.	коя	която	who/that/which
n.	кое	което	who/that/which
pl.	кои	които	who/that/which

Only for people

	Interrogative pronoun	Relative pronoun	English equivalent
m.	кого	когото	who/that

For quality

	Interrogative pronoun	Relative pronoun	English equivalent
m.	какъв	какъвто	such, as
f.	каква	каквато	such, as
n.	какво	каквото	such, as
pl.	какви	каквито	such, as

Other relative pronouns

Interrogative pronoun	Relative pronoun	English equivalent
къде	където	where
кога	когато	when
как	както	as
колко	колкото	as much as/ as many as

2. How to use the relative pronouns

We usually place the relative pronouns after the noun or pronoun to which they relate. Relative pronouns for people, objects and quality agree in person and number with the noun or pronoun to which they refer.

Мъжът, който дойде, е пиятелят ми.	The man who came is my friend.
Жената, която се обади, беше майка ми.	The woman who called was my mother.
Искам кафе, каквото пихме миналия път.	I want the same coffee that we had the last time.
Вземи всичко документи, които са на масата.	Take all the documents that are on the table.

We often use relative pronouns with prepositions.

Това е момчето, за което говорихме.

This is the boy that we were talking about.

Relative pronouns are used as linking words and can perform the role of conjunctions in the sentence.

Ще дойда, когато е необходимо.

I will come when it is necessary.

"Колкото, толкова" corresponds to the English phrases "as much as" and "as many as" and can be used with or without a noun.

Вземи толкова яйца, колкото са необходими.	Take as many egg as you need.
Работя толкова, колкото мога.	I work as much as I can.