Relative clause - Betrekkelijke bijzin

A relative clause is a type of subordinate clause which says something about a noun in the main clause which immediately precedes it.

A relative clause is introduced by a relative pronoun. The form of the relative pronoun is dependent on the gender of the noun it qualifies. If it is a de-word, the relative pronoun is die. If it is a het-word, the relative pronoun is dat. Plurals are, of course, de-words.

Hanna heeft een broer (de-word) die met zijn vrouw en dochtertjes in België woont.
Hanna has a brother who lives in Belgium with his wife and little daughters.

Luuk is het jongetje (het-word) dat in de dierentuin is kwijtgeraakt.
Luuk is the little boy who got lost in the zoo.