relative
gb/ɹˈɛlɪtɪv/ us/ɹˈɛlɪtɪv/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 2700
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
A2
entity
1
family member by blood or marriage
A person in your family, such as a brother, aunt, cousin, or in-law.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone]'s relative
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'relative' with 'relation'—both can mean family member, but 'relative' is more common in everyday conversation.
Visawe
family member (Neutral, commonly used term for someone in the same family.)
|
kin (Slightly formal or old-fashioned way to refer to family members.)
Vinyume
stranger (Refers to someone with no family connection.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
close relative
|distant relative
|blood relative
|immediate relative
|living relative
Mada
family
|relationships
|daily life
|daily_life
Mifano
- All of my relatives came to the wedding.
- She has no living relatives in this country.
- A close relative can visit you in the hospital.
- He sent money to his relatives overseas.
- The police contacted the victim's nearest relative.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- My relatives live in Canada.
- I have many relatives in my hometown.
- Her relatives are very kind to me.
- We visited our relatives last summer.
adjective
B2
property
2
measured in comparison to something
Describing something by comparing it with another thing, not on its own.
Muundo wa matumizi:
relative [amount/importance/speed/etc.]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may mistakenly use 'relative' as a noun when they mean 'comparative' as an adjective.
Visawe
comparative (More formal term often used in academic or technical contexts.)
Vinyume
absolute (Means not dependent on or compared with anything else.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
relative importance
|relative speed
|relative value
|relative safety
Mada
measurement
|comparison
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- The relative cost of living is lower here than in the city.
- Her success is impressive, but it's relative to her starting point.
- They discussed the relative merits of each plan.
- In relative terms, the project was a success.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The room is big, but this is relative to my small apartment.
- Her English is good, but this is relative to other students in the class.
- The price is high, but this is relative to the quality.
Nomino
technical
B1
entity
3
word introducing a relative clause
In grammar, a word like 'who', 'which', or 'that' used to join a clause to a noun.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'relative' as a grammar term with its meaning as a family member.
Visawe
relative pronoun (More specific term for this grammatical function.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
relative pronoun
|relative clause
Mada
language
|grammar
|education
|communication
Mifano
- In the sentence 'The man who called is my uncle,' 'who' is a relative.
- Relative clauses add extra information about a noun.
- 'Which' and 'that' are common relatives in English grammar.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- 'Who' is a relative in this sentence.
- We use relatives like 'which' and 'that' to add information.
- A relative connects two parts of a sentence.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
relative
IPA
GB/ɹˈɛlɪtɪv/
US/ɹˈɛlɪtɪv/
Silabi na mkazo
re - l - at - ive (silabi 4)
Stress on 1st syllable (re)
Maumbo ya neno
Adjective
- Base: relative
Noun
- Base: relative
- Plural: relatives
Familia ya neno
Forms
relatives
noun
Core family
Related words
relatively
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
unrelated
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
relational
adjective
Semi
close relative
1/klˈoʊs ɹˈɛlɪtɪv/
fixed phrase
family member closely related
A family member who is directly related to you, such as a parent, sibling, or child.
Mifano
- Only a close relative can visit patients outside of visiting hours.
- She listed her husband as her close relative on the form.
nearest relative
1/nˈɪɹɪst ɹˈɛlɪtɪv/
fixed phrase
closest living family member
Your closest living family member, like your spouse, parent, or child.
Mifano
- The police contacted the man's nearest relative after the accident.
- You must name your nearest relative on this form.
distant relative
1/dˈɪstənt ɹˈɛlɪtɪv/
fixed phrase
Family member not closely related
A person in your family, but not closely related to you.
Mifano
- I met a distant relative at the reunion who I had never seen before.
- She met a distant relative at the wedding who she had never seen before.
- He's some kind of distant relative on my father's side.
- He's a distant relative of mine — our great-grandparents were siblings.