wessen
Meaning
- (form-of,genitive) genitive of wer: whose, of whom
- (form-of,genitive) genitive of was: whose, of what
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Hyphenated as
wes‧sen
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈvɛsn̩]
New
was
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- (interrogative) what
- (relative) which (referring to the entire preceding clause)
- (relative) that, which (referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives)
- (colloquial,relative) that, which (referring to neuter singular nouns, instead of standard das)
- (colloquial,indefinite) something, anything (instead of standard etwas)
- (dated,interrogative) why (with emphasis, astonishment or disapproval)
New
wer
- (interrogative) who (what person or people)
- (colloquial,interrogative) what, which (one) (see usage notes)
- (relative) whoever, he who, someone who, the person who, anyone who (whatever person or persons)
- (colloquial,indefinite) somebody, someone; anybody, anyone (an unspecified person)
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