whose

whose  (hz)

adj.

1. The possessive form of who.

2. The possessive form of which.

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

Usage Note: It has sometimes been claimed that whose is properly used only as the possessive form of who and thus should be restricted to animate antecedents, as in a man whose power has greatly eroded. But there is extensive literary precedent for the use of whose with inanimate antecedents, as in The play, whose style is rigidly formal, is typical of the period. In an earlier survey this example was acceptable to a large majority of the Usage Panel. Those who avoid this usage employ of which: The play, the style of which is rigidly formal, is typical of the period. But as this example demonstrates, substituting of which may produce a stilted sentence. See Usage Notes at else, which, who.

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whose [huːz]

determiner

1.

a.  of whom? belonging to whom? used in direct and indirect questions I told him whose fault it was whose car is this?

b.  (as pronoun) whose is that?

2. of whom; belonging to whom; of which; belonging to which: used as a relative pronoun a house whose windows are broken

[Old English hwæs, genitive of hwā who and hwæt what]

Translations

whose [huːz]

A. PRON (in direct and indirect questions) → de quién
whose is this? → ¿de quién es esto?
whose are these? (1 owner expected) → ¿de quién son éstos?; (2 or more owners expected) → ¿de quiénes son éstos?
I don't know whose it is → no sé de quién es

B. ADJ

1. (in direct and indirect questions) → de quién
whose purse is this? → ¿de quién es este monedero?
whose cars are these? (1 owner expected) → ¿de quién son estos coches?; (2 or more owners expected) → ¿de quiénes son estos coches?
whose fault was it? → ¿quién tuvo la culpa?
whose car did you go in? → ¿en qué coche fuiste?
do you know whose hat this is? → ¿sabes de quién es este sombrero?
I don't know whose watch this is → no sé de quién es este reloj

2. (relative) → cuyo
those whose passports I have → aquellas personas cuyos pasaportes tengo, or de las que tengo pasaportes
the man whose hat I took → el hombre cuyo sombrero tomé
the man whose seat I sat in → el hombre en cuya silla me senté
the cup whose handle you broke → la taza a la que le rompiste el asa

WHOSE

In direct and indirect questions

• Whose in direct questions as well as after report verbs and expressions of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé) translates as de quién/de quiénes, (never cuyo):

Whose coat is this? ¿De quién es este abrigo? He asked us whose coats they were Nos preguntó de quiénes eran los abrigos I don't know whose umbrella this is No sé de quién es este paraguas
As a relative

• In relative clauses whose can be translated by cuyo/cuya/cuyos/cuyas and must agree with the following noun:

The man whose daughter is a friend of Emily's works for the Government El señor cuya hija es amiga de Emily trabaja para el Gobierno ...the house whose roof collapsed... ...la casa cuyo tejado se hundió...

NOTE When whose refers to more than one noun, make cuyo agree with the first:

...a party whose policies and strategies are very extremist... ...un partido cuya política y tácticas son muy extremistas...

• However, cuyo is not much used in spoken Spanish. Try using another structure instead:

...the house whose roof collapsed... ...la casa a la que se le hundió el tejado... My daughter, whose short story won a prize in the school competition, wants to be a journalist Mi hija, a quien premiaron por su relato en el concurso de la escuela, quiere ser periodista

! There is no accent on quien here, as it is a relative pronoun.

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whose [ˈhuːz]

adj

(in questions) → à qui
Whose book is this? → À qui est ce livre?
Whose pencil have you taken? → À qui est le crayon que vous avez pris?
Whose daughter are you?
BUT De qui êtes-vous la fille?.

(in relative clauses) → dont
the man whose son you rescued → l'homme dont vous avez sauvé le fils
the woman whose car was stolen → la femme dont la voiture a été volée
the girl whose picture was in the paper → la jeune fille dont la photo était dans le journal

pron

(in questions) → à qui
Whose is this? → À qui est ceci?, À qui est-ce?

(in relative clauses)
I know whose it is → Je sais à qui cela appartient.

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whose

poss pron

(interrog) → wessen; whose is this? → wem gehört das?; whose car did you go in? → in wessen Auto sind Sie gefahren?

(rel) → dessen; (after f and pl) → deren

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whose

adj / pron whose [huːz]

belonging to which person(?) Whose is this jacket?; Whose (jacket) is this?; Whose car did you come back in?; In whose house did this incident happen?; Tell me whose (pens) these are. wie se صِفَة أو ضَمير يُعَبِّر عن المُلكيَّه ويُسْتَعْمَل في الإسْتِفهام بمَعنى: لِمَن؟ чий čí hvis wessen τίνος, ποιανού; de quién/quiénes kelle مال چه کسى kenen à qui; de qui שֶׁל מִי किसका čiji milik siapa hvers di chi; quale だれの(もの) 누구의 kieno kā; kura siapa punya wiens, wier hvis, hvem sin czyj cujo al/a/ai/ale cui чей čí čigav čiji vems ของใคร kimin, kimin[] 誰的 чий, чиї کس کا của ai 谁的

rel adj rel pron

of whom or which (the) Show me the boy whose father is a policeman; What is the name of the man whose this book is? wie se صِفَة أو ضَمير وَصْل يُسْتَعْمَل لرَبْط الجُمَل ويُعَبّر عن المُلكيَّه بين الإسْمَيْن чийто jehož, jejíž hvis dessen, deren του οποίου cuyo kelle مال او jonka dont; à qui שֶׁהַ- שֶלוֹ जिसका čiji aki(k)é, aki(k)nek a ... yang hvers, sem cui, di cui その～が～するところの …이(을) …하는 바의 kurio kura yang wiens, wier hvis którego cujo al/a/ai/ale cui чей; которого ktorého, ktorej čigar čiji vars ของผู้ซึ่ง ki onun, ...-en/an 誰的 чий جس کا của ai 谁的

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whose → خاص به, لمن čí hvis dessen, wessen τίνος, του οποίου cuyo, de quién kenen à qui, dont čije, čiji di chi 誰の, 誰のもの 누구의, 누구의 것 van wie hvem sin czyj cujo, de quem чей vars ของใคร, ของผู้ใด ki onun, kimin của ai 谁的