Meaning
1 senses(interrogative)That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
Several people have lost their suitcases. Whose have you found?
He asked whose the umbrella was.
wem gehört/gehören?, wessen
Examples
1030 sentencesI wonder whose idea this was.
Мені цікаво, чия це була ідея. — deniko
ruИнтересно, чья это была идея. — odexed
Do you know whose this is?
Ти знаєш, кому це належить? — deniko
ruТы знаешь, чьё это? — sharptoothed
deWeißt du, wem das hier gehört? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I wonder whose fault that was.
Мені цікаво, чия це була провина. — deniko
I wonder whose dog this is.
Цікаво, чий це собака. — deniko
ruИнтересно, чья это собака. — marafon
Do you know whose car this is?
Ви знаєте, чия ця машина? — deniko
ruВы знаете, чья это машина? — marafon
deWissen Sie, wem dieses Auto gehört? — MUIRIEL
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs, from Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive caseFrom Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs, from Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive case of *hwaz (“who”) *hwat (“what”).
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Collocations
12 patterns- whose father is
- a friend whose
- friend whose father
- whose car
- whose turn is
- whose car is
- whose father
- know whose
- friend whose
- whose turn
- whose idea was
- whose fault
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.