qui v. que

[grammaire]

Bonjour a tout le monde,

Can you explain to me the difference between "qui" and "que" please?

For example,

Would you say qui/que in this case?

"J'adore le livre qui/que sur la table"=I have a book that/which is on the table.

Je pense que..........=I think that........

J'ai un frere qui il /qu'il a........ans=I have a brother whom/that is.........

Does one always use "que" after a verb and "qui" if there is not a verb in front of it?

Merci beaucoup

[Marcus]

It's rather easy (this time).

Qui is used when it's the subject. Que is used when it's a complement.

A tiny exemple :

The book that is on the table
Le livre qui est sur la table...

What is on the talbe ? that : it's subject !

The book that i read.
Le livre que je lis.

Who's reading ? I
What am i reading ? That => it's complement (and direct one) => que

You can also have an indirect complement
The girl who i gave the book... (i'm not sure it's correct in English)
La fille à qui j'ai donné le livre.
subject : i => j'
direct object : the book => le livre
indirect object : who => à qui.

Does it seem clear ?
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Semper Fidelem

[grammaire]

Yes, now I understand it.
Thank you very much

The girl who i gave the book... (i'm not sure it's correct in English)

It's almost correct. The correct way of saying this would be "The girl that I gave the book to."

Regards