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 ===Relative clauses===
-Indefinite or non-specific nouns use ''mi'' (animate) or ''ma'' (inanimate) as the relative pronoun. Specific nouns use ''vy'' as the relative pronoun.
+As is the case in most European languages, but unlike in other Semitic languages, relative pronouns agree with the gender and number of the head, but are case-marked for their syntactic position within the relative clause.
+The choice of the relative pronoun depends on the definiteness/specificity of the noun. Specific referents use ''vy'' as the relative pronoun, whereas indefinite or hypothetical nouns use ''mi'' (animate)/''ma'' (inanimate) as the relative pronoun.
+Examples of ''vy'' vs. ''mi/ma'':
+:'''''Norþi nefoto mi jorqí bi.'''''
+:''I want a woman who would take care of me.''
+:'''''Norþi nefoto věc jorqí bi.'''''
+:''I want the woman who will take care of me.''
 ==Derivational morphology==