whom
What person or peopleWhat person or people; which person or people.: As the object of a verb.
» Who shot whom?
Wer hat auf wen geschossen?
Значення
значень: 5What person or people; which person or people.
(офіційне, interrogative, часто)As the object of a verb.
Whom did you ask?
wen, wem
кого́kovó, кому́komú, кемkem
кого́kohó, кому́komú, кого́kohó
(офіційне, interrogative, часто)As the object of a preposition.
To whom are you referring?
With whom were you talking?
dem, der, den
кото́рогоkotórovo, кото́ромуkotóromu, кото́рымkotórym
ко́трогоkótroho
(офіційне, часто, relative)Used to refer to a previously mentioned person or people.
That is the woman whom I spoke to earlier. (defining)
Mr Smith, whom we all know well, will be giving the speech. (non-defining)
(офіційне, часто)The person(s) whom; whomever.
To whom it may concern, all business of John Smith Ltd. has now been transferred to Floggitt & Runne.
(офіційне, розмовне, часто)Also used with names of collective nouns that are groups of people, especially singularly-named musical groups or sports teams.
Whom was Lemmy bassist for? Motörhead!
Приклади
речень: 509Who shot whom?
deWer hat auf wen geschossen?
By whom was the island discovered?
Хто відкрив цей острів?
ruКем был открыт остров?
By whom was this window broken?
Хто розбив це вiкно?
deWer hat dieses Fenster kaputt gemacht?
From whom did you learn that?
Від кого ти цьому навчився?
ruОт кого ты это узнал?
deVon wem hast du das gelernt?
To whom did you give the book?
Кому ти віддала ту книгу?
ruКому вы дали книгу?
Переклади
мов: 9За значеннями 3
За значеннями 2
За значеннями 3
Походження
From Middle English whom, wham, from Old English hwām, hwǣm, from Proto-Germanic *hwammai,From Middle English whom, wham, from Old English hwām, hwǣm, from Proto-Germanic *hwammai, dative case of *hwaz (“who, what”). Cognate with Scots wham (“whom”), German wem (“whom, to whom”), Danish hvem (“who, whom”), Swedish vem (“who, whom”).
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