Relative Adverbs
The place where, the day when, the reason why. Joining ideas about places, times and reasons.
ස්ථානයක්, කාලයක් හෝ හේතුවක් ගැන වැඩි විස්තරයක් එකතු කරන්න where, when, why පාවිච්චි කරනවා. "අපි මුලින්ම හම්බ වුණු දවස" → the day when we first met.
where: places
where
- That's the café where we first met. ☕
- That photo was taken in the park where I used to play.
- The village where I was born is near Kandy.
when: times
when
- I remember the day when we first met.
- I was born in the year when Sri Lanka won the World Cup.
why: reasons
why
- Tell me the reason why you were late.
- Tell me why you were late.
You can often leave out the reason (or when): Tell me why… / I remember the day we met.
The formal version
In formal writing, you'll see preposition + which instead. It means the same:
| Everyday | Formal |
|---|---|
| the café where we met | the café in which we met |
| the day when we met | the day on which we met |
| the reason why he left | the reason for which he left |
Want more? See relative clauses.
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This is the school my father studied.
December is the month most tourists come.
That's the reason I left my job.
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