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[upthera44.livejournal.com]

I'd like to know more about the use of the word "который." Specifically, can I use it the same way I would use it in English to say something like, "Yesterday I was at the restaurant which we spoke about yesterday"? So, in Russian it would be "Вчера я был в ресторане о котором мы вчера разговорывали"?

Other English uses of "which" include

I ate the sandwich which you gave me yesterday.

We watched a film which I do not like very much.

Is Russian который applicable to these sentences as well? Thanks in advance.

Comments

[berillii.livejournal.com]

Yes.
Yesterday I was at the restaurant which we spoke about yesterday - Вчера я был в ресторане, о котором мы вчера разговаривали.
I ate the sandwich which you gave me yesterday - Я съел сэндвич, который ты дал мне вчера.
We watched a film which I do not like very much - Мы смотрели фильм, который мне не очень нравится.

[miram.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is.

Я [съ]ел бутерброд, который ты мне дал[а] вчера.
Мы смотрели фильм, который мне не очень нравится.

[upthera44.livejournal.com]

Ok, thanks a lot.

[whitest-owl.livejournal.com]

There is at least one case where "which" is not equal to "который":
"Give me the ball"
"Which one?"
"The blue one"
Here the correct translation would be
- Дай мне мяч
- Какой?
- Синий.
BTW you can ask "который?", that would be very-very colloquial but people will understand your question.

[kenny566.livejournal.com]

well if there are a few balls of different colors, "который" might be used instead of "какой".

[oryx_and_crake]

I disagree. I think it is the other way round.

- Который мяч ты хочешь?
- Вот этот.
(He wants this particular ball.)

- Какой мяч ты хочешь?
- Красный. (Or: большой.)
(Here the meaning depends on context: he wants any red or big ball, if there is more than one.)

[oryx_and_crake]

I don't agree that in this case "который?" would sound "very-very colloquial". To me it is absolutely normal.

[yozhevich.livejournal.com]

You can also use it with animate nouns, when in English you might not use "which", but "who". For example

Я видел студента, который в нашей группе.
I saw the student who is in our group.
I saw the student that's in our group.

Oh, yes... be careful, though! If you're using тот or те, etc to mean some general person/people, connect those two sentences with кто:

Русский Дом: Для тех, кто любит Россию!
Russkij Dom: For those who love Russia!

[oryx_and_crake]

Я видел студента, который в нашей группе.
This sounds a little awkward - Я видел студента, который учится со мной (с нами) в одной группе is way better.

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

BTW it's разговаривали, NOT разговорывали

[towarysc.livejournal.com]

Вчера я был в ресторане, который мы вчера разворовывали :)