A1determiner · frequent

whose

чий

чей, которого

deren, dessen, wessen

Of whom, belonging to whomOf whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.

/huːz/

» I wonder whose idea this was.

Интересно, чья это была идея.

Интересно, чья была идея.

Мені цікаво, чия це була ідея.

Meaning

3 senses

(interrogative)Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.
Whose (wallet) is this?
We should buy a house. ~ With whose money?
(relative)Of whom, belonging to whom.
This is the man whose dog caused the accident.
Venus, whose sister is Serena, won the latest championship.
wessen, dessen, deren
чейčej, че́йныйčéjnyj, чейčej
чийčyj
(relative)Of which, belonging to which.
We saw several houses whose roofs were falling off.

1030 sentences

I wonder whose idea this was.
Мені цікаво, чия це була ідея.
ruИнтересно, чья это была идея.
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Do you know whose this is?
Ти знаєш, кому це належить?
ruТы знаешь, чьё это?
deWeißt du, wem das hier gehört?
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I wonder whose fault that was.
Мені цікаво, чия це була провина.
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I wonder whose dog this is.
Цікаво, чий це собака.
ruИнтересно, чья это собака.
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Do you know whose car this is?
Ви знаєте, чия ця машина?
ruВы знаете, чья это машина?
deWissen Sie, wem dieses Auto gehört?
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9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

of whom (interrogative):

Русский

By meaning 2

of which (relative):

of whom (interrogative):

Deutsch

By meaning 2

of which (relative):

of whom (interrogative):

From Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs, from Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive case

From Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs, from Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive case of *hwaz (“who”) *hwat (“what”).

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