whose

Meaning

Det

1. (interrogative) Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.
2. (relative) Of whom, belonging to whom.
3. (relative) Of which, belonging to which.

Pron

1. (interrogative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
2. (relative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.

Contraction

Misspelling of who's.

Synonyms

of which

which one’s

someone’s

of whom

which

relating to whom

some things

who

Translations

cuyo

wessen

dessen

wiens

dont

de quién

di chi

waarvan

wier

duquel

deren

welks

wie d’r

van wie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/huːz/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: whos

Inherited from Old English: hwæs

In summary

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

Sentences

Whose men are you ?

I don't care whose picture they're publishing .

Active voice is used in a clause whose subject expresses the main verb's agent .

Colotenango is traditionally a Maya community whose residents speak the Mayan Mam language .

The off-beat protagonist is the Crimson Tape , whose power is to make organizational charts .