Meaning
7 senses(interrogative)What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).
Which is which?
By now, you must surely know which is which.
welcher, welche, welches
кото́рыйkotóryj
The/Any ones that; whichever.
Please take which you please.
In a non-restrictive relative clause, referring to something previously mentioned.
(relative)Referring to a preceding noun.
I dropped a saucepan, which knocked over the eggs, which went all over the kitchen floor.
I found my camera, which I thought I'd lost, under the bed.
(relative)Referring to a preceding statement.
The front door was open, which concerned me.
He had to leave, which was very difficult.
(proscribed, relative, sometimes)In a restrictive relative clause, referring to a noun previously mentioned.
This is the letter which I received.
This is the letter in which he explains his decision.
Referring to a preceding noun.
(archaic, relative)Used of people (now generally who, whom, that; which remains possible with words also referred to by it such as baby, child).
She had a young child, which cried incessantly.
der, welcher, was
кото́рыйkotóryj
котри́йkotrýj, яки́йjakýj
In a restrictive relative clause, referring to a noun previously mentioned.
(archaic, proscribed, relative, sometimes)Used of people.
Examples
5843 sentencesI can't decide which to choose.
Не можу вирішити, який саме вибрати.
ruЯ не могу решить, какую выбрать.
We can't tell which is better.
Ми не можемо сказати котрий краще.
ruМы не можем сказать, какой лучше.
He said nothing, which made her angry.
Він нічого не сказав, і це її обурило.
ruОн ничего не сказал, и это её разозлило.
deSie wurde wütend, weil er nichts sagte.
I can't decide which car to buy.
Я не можу вирішити, котру з машин купити.
ruНе могу решить, которую из машин покупать.
deIch kann mich nicht entscheiden, welches Auto ich kaufen soll.
Did you see which way Tom went?
Ти бачив, куди пішов Том?
ruТы видел, куда пошел Том?
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English which, hwic, wilche, hwilch, whilk, hwilc, from Old English hwelċ (“whFrom Middle English which, hwic, wilche, hwilch, whilk, hwilc, from Old English hwelċ (“which”), from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz (“what kind”, literally “like what”), derived from *hwaz.
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