German grammar: Relativsätze mit Präpositionen

What this grammar point covers

Relative clauses with prepositions in German are sentences where you give extra information about a noun, and the preposition (like 'with', 'for', 'about') comes before the relative pronoun (like 'which', 'that').

When to use it

Use this structure when you want to add information about a noun and need a preposition (for example, to talk about people you work with, things you are interested in, or places you go to).

Key forms

• Preposition + relative pronoun (der, die, das, denen, denen, etc.)
• The relative pronoun matches the gender, number, and case of the noun it refers to.
• The preposition always comes before the relative pronoun.

Examples

Tips

• Always put the preposition before the relative pronoun.
• Make sure the relative pronoun matches the gender, number, and case of the noun.
• Don't forget that the verb goes to the end of the relative clause.