whom

whom  (hm)

pron.

The objective case of who. See Usage Note at who.

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[Middle English, from Old English hwm, hwm; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots.]

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whom

pron

the objective form of who: whom will you tell?, he was devoted to his wife, whom he married in 1960 [Old English hwām]

USAGE: It was formerly considered correct to use whom whenever the objective form of who was required. This is no longer thought to be necessary and the objective form who is now commonly used, even in formal writing: there were several people there who he had met before. Who cannot be used directly after a preposition – the preposition is usually displaced, as in the man (who) he sold his car to. In formal writing whom is preferred in sentences like these: the man to whom he sold his car. There are some types of sentence in which who cannot be used: the refugees, many of whom were old and ill, were allowed across the border.

Translations

whom [huːm] pron 1. (interrogative): whom did you see? → ¿a quién viste?;

to whom did you give it? → ¿a quién se lo diste?;

tell me from whom you received it → dígame de quién lo recibiste

2. (relative) → que;

to whom → a quien(es);

of whom → de quien(es), del/de la que;

the man whom I saw → el hombre qui vi;

the man to whom I wrote → el hombre a quien escribí;

the lady about whom I was talking → la señora de (la) que hablaba;

the lady with whom I was talking → la señora con quien or (la) que hablaba

whom [huːm] pron 1. (interrogative) → qui;

whom did you see? → qui avez-vous vu?;

to whom did you give it? → à qui l'avez-vous donné?

2. (relative) → que; à/de etc qui;

the man whom I saw/to whom I spoke → l'homme que j'ai vu/à qui j'ai parlé

whom [huːm] pron 1. (interrogative) (acc) → wen: (dat) → wem;

whom did you see? → wen hast du gesehen?;

to whom did you give it? → wem hast du es gegeben?

2. (relative) (acc) → den/die/das: (dat) → dem/der/dem;

the man whom I saw/to whom I spoke → der Mann, den ich gesehen habe/mit dem ich gesprochen habe

whom [huːm] pron 1. (interrogative) → chi;

whom did you see? → chi hai visto?;

to whom did you give it? → a chi lo hai dato?

2. (relative) → che, prep + il(la) quale;

the man whom I saw → l'uomo che ho visto;

the man to whom I spoke → l'uomo al or con il quale ho parlato;

those to whom I spoke → le persone alle or con le quali ho parlato

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