Relative Pronouns: aki, ami, amely, ahol

A relative clause describes a noun and is set off by a comma. The main clause often points ahead with az a (that): Ez az a kávézó, ahol dolgozom. (This is the café where I work.)

• aki refers to people. ami, or the more formal amely, refers to things
• after az, minden or valami, or when you refer back to a whole sentence, use only ami
• place: ahol (where), ahova (to where), ahonnan (from where). After ott or oda, only these words fit
• time: amikor (when), paired with akkor (then)
• kind: amilyen pairs with olyan (such, like)
• amount: amennyi pairs with annyi (as much as)

To choose the right word, ask what the verb inside the relative clause needs: a person, a thing, a place, a direction or a time.