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whose  (hz)
adj.
1. The possessive form of who.
2. The possessive form of which.

[Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs; see kwo- 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.

whose
pron
1. of whom? belonging to whom?: used in direct and indirect questions: whose idea was it?, I wondered whose it was
2. of whom or of which: used as a relative pronoun: Gran had sympathy for anybody whose life had gone wrong [Old English hwæs, genitive of hwā who + hwæt what]
Translations
whose [huːz] adj 1. (possessive) (interrogative) → de quién;
whose book is this?, whose is this book? → ¿de quién es este libro?;
whose pencil have you taken? → ¿de quién es el lápiz que has cogido?;
whose daughter are you? → ¿de quién eres hija?
2. (possessive) (relative) → cuyo/a;
(pl) → cuyos/as;
the man whose son they rescued → el hombre cuyo hijo rescataron;
the girl whose sister he was speaking to → la chica con cuya hermana estaba hablando;
those whose passports I have → aquellas personas cuyos pasaportes tengo;
the woman whose car was stolen → la mujer a quien le robaron el coche pronde quién;
whose is this? → ¿de quién es esto?;
I know whose it is → sé de quién es

whose [huːz] adj 1. (possessive) (interrogative);
whose book is this?, whose is this book? → à qui est ce livre?;
whose pencil have you taken? → à qui est le crayon que vous avez pris?, c'est le crayon de qui que vous avez pris?;
whose daughter are you? → de qui êtes-vous la fille?
2. (possessive) (relative);
the man whose son you rescued → l'homme dont or de qui vous avez sauvé le fils;
the girl whose sister you were speaking to → la fille à la sœur de qui or de laquelle vous parliez;
the woman whose car was stolen → la femme dont la voiture a été volée pronà qui;
whose is this? → à qui est ceci?;
I know whose it is → je sais à qui c'est

whose [huːz] adj 1. (possessive) (interrogative) → wessen;
whose book is this?, whose is this book? → wessen Buch ist das?, wem gehört das Buch?;
I don't know whose it is → ich weiß nicht, wem es gehört
2. (possessive) (relative) → dessen/deren/dessen;
the man whose son you rescued → der Mann, dessen Sohn du gerettet hast;
the woman whose car was stolen → die Frau, deren Auto gestohlen worden war pron whose is this? → wem gehört das?;
I know whose it is → ich weiß, wem es gehört

whose [huːz] adj 1. (possessive) (interrogative) → di chi;
whose book is this?, whose is this book? → di chi è questo libro?;
whose daughter are you? → di chi sei figlia?;
whose pencil have you taken? → di chi è la matita che hai preso?
2. (possessive) (relative): the man whose son you rescued → l'uomo il cui figlio hai salvato or a cui hai salvato il figlio;
the girl whose sister you were speaking to → la ragazza alla cui sorella stavi parlando prondi chi;
whose is this? → di chi è questo?;
I know whose it is → so di chi è

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, keiden à qui; de qui שֶׁל מִי किसका čiji ki(k)nek a ...?; ki(k)é? milik siapa hvers di chi; quale だれの(もの) 누구의; 누구의 것 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
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 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 (그 ...이) ...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


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