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Whose

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Relative pronoun

whose

  1. Of whom.
    The man whose dog caused the accident is standing here. ( = The man, the dog of whom caused the accident, is standing here)
  2. (considered non-standard by some) Of which.
    That's the house whose roof is falling off. ( = That's the house the roof of which is falling off)

Translations

of whom

  • Dutch: waarvan , wiens , van wie , wier
  • Esperanto: kies
  • French: de qui m, f and plural, duquel m, de laquelle f, desquels m plural, desquelles f plural
  • Indonesian: yang, yang mana

of which

  • French: dont m, f and plural, duquel m, de laquelle f, desquels m plural, desquelles f plural


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