Editing Relative clause (section)

====Indonesian====
[[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], a [[zero copula|zero-copula]] language that does not mark verb tense, allows a variety of types of relative clause, normally restrictive.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sneddon|first=J. N. |date=1996|title=Indonesian: A Comprehensive Grammar|publisher=Routledge}} §§ 2.45, 2.77, 3.97–107, 3.171–5. {{isbn|978-0415-15529-8}}
</ref> They are usually introduced by the relative pronoun ''yang'', which stands for "who"/"which"/"what"/"that".

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|orang yang membangun rumah itu
|person who build house that
|"the person who built/is building that house"}}

''Yang'' is not allowed as the object of a relative clause, so that Indonesian cannot exactly reproduce structures such as "the house that Jack built". Instead, a passive form of construction must be used:

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|rumah yang dibangun {} Jack
|house that built [by] Jack
|}}

Relative clauses with no antecedent to ''yang'' are possible:

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|yang paling mengejutkan warnanya
|what most surprising its-colour
|"what is most surprising is its colour"}}

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|yang didengarnya mengejutkan sekali
|what heard-by-him surprising very
|"what he heard was very surprising"}}