whom

Signification (Anglais)

1. (formal, interrogative) What person or people; which person or people.
2. (formal, interrogative) What person or people; which person or people.
3. (formal, relative) Used to refer to a previously mentioned person or people.
4. (formal) The person(s) whom; whomever.
5. (formal, informal) Also used with names of collective nouns that are groups of people, especially singularly-named musical groups or sports teams.

Concepts

que

qui

à qui

auquel

lequel

lesquelles

laquelle

Synonymes

who

which

that

what

to whom

anybody

for whom

anyone

somebody

someone

Traductions

wen

chi

quem

wie

quién

wem

quien

o quê

o que

a quién

a chi

quiénes

waaraan

aan wie

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/huːm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: whom

Hérité de ancien anglais: hwām

Appartenant à écossais: wham

Appartenant à allemand: wem

Appartenant à danois: hvem

Appartenant à suédois: vem

In summary

From Middle English whom, wham, from Old English hwām, hwǣm, from Proto-Germanic *hwammai, dative case of *hwaz (“who, what”). Cognate with Scots wham (“whom”), German wem (“whom, to whom”), Danish hvem (“who, whom”), Swedish vem (“who, whom”).

Phrases

His current wife is Nancy Lange , with whom he has a daughter .

Son épouse actuelle est Nancy Lange, avec qui il a une fille.