Lynthall ( corrigez-moi :D )

[forest hemlock]

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[compact grotto]

Which « que/qui », the relative or the interrogative pronouns?

[violet rivet]

The relative ones

[compact grotto]

As in:
« L'homme que j'ai rencontré était mon voisin / Le professeur qui m'a dit "Bonjour" était mon ami »
or
« Que veut le professeur ? / Qui veut faire cette tache ? »

[violet rivet]

Like in "Le personne, qui/que boit"

[compact grotto]

Ah okay, « que » for direct objects, « qui » for subjects

[violet rivet]

Oui

[compact grotto]

L'homme était mon voisin + J'ai rencontré l'homme = L'homme que j'ai rencontré était mon voisin

[safe charm]

Are you asking this because of my correction in the other channel? :p
The short answer is Use "que" when the object is the direct object of the verb that follows and use "qui" when the object is the subject of the verb that follows.
"Je vois que tu as compris" (I see that you understood)
"La chose qui est sur la table" (The thing that is on the table)

[violet rivet]

Yeah,you confused me there with your correction 😂

[violet rivet]

ahhh ok

[safe charm]

I’m sorry 😅

[compact grotto]

« Je vois que tu as compris »
–> This isn't a relative pronoun, this is just a conjunction

[violet rivet]

no problem at all

[safe charm]

I didn’t read that they specifically meant relative pronoun, I was typing as soon as they said Que vs qui so I gave an example of that

[violet rivet]

okay thank you guys 🙂

[compact grotto]

oh ok