which
What, of those mentioned or impliedWhat, of those mentioned or implied.
» I can't decide which to choose.
Я не могу решить, какую выбрать.
Я не могу решить, какой выбрать.
Я не могу решить, какое выбрать.
Не можу вирішити, який саме вибрати.
Meaning
3 senses(interrogative)What, of those mentioned or implied.
Which song shall we play?
They couldn't decide which song to play.
welcher, welche, welches
кото́рыйkotóryj, како́йkakój, койkoj
котри́йkotrýj, яки́йjakýj
The/Any ... that; whichever.
Take which one you want.
You may go which way you please.
(relative)Designates the one(s) previously mentioned.
He once owned a painting of the house, which painting would later be stolen.
She only speaks Chinese, which language I can hardly follow.
welcher, welche, welches
кото́рыйkotóryj
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
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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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