whose

An interrogative and relative determiner used to ask about or indicate possession or relationship. It refers to people and sometimes things.

arكلمة استفهام أو موصول تدل على ملكية شيء أو نسبته لشخص؛ تستعمل للسؤال عن صاحب الملك (لِمَن؟) أو للربط بين اسم ومالكه (الذي، التي).ruВопросительное или относительное слово, указывающее на принадлежностьesPalabra interrogativa o relativa que indica posesión o pertenencia, equivalente a 'de quién' o la forma posesiva adecuada.frDéterminant interrogatif ou relatif marquant la possession ou l'appartenance.deInterrogatives oder relatives Wort, das den Besitz oder die Zugehörigkeit angibt. Es fragt danach, wem etwas gehört, oder leitet einen Relativsatz ein, der eine Zugehörigkeit ausdrückt.ptPalavra interrogativa ou relativa que indica posse ou pertencimento; usada para perguntar a quem algo pertence ou para ligar uma oração ao possuidor.zh疑问词或关系词，用于询问或指代所属关系，表示“谁的”或“其……的”。

1. Interrogative possession A2 formal

   Used in questions to ask who owns something or has a particular relationship with someone or something.

   • Whose book is this?
   • Whose car is parked outside?
   • Whose idea was it?

   arالملكية الاستفهاميةruВопросительная принадлежностьesde quiénfrà quideFragende ZugehörigkeitptPosse interrogativazh疑问所属

2. Relative possession B1 formal

   Used to introduce a relative clause that indicates possession or association, referring back to a person (and occasionally a thing) mentioned earlier.

   • The man whose car was stolen called the police.
   • I have a friend whose brother lives in Japan.
   • The company whose profits doubled last year.

   arالملكية النسبيةruОтносительная принадлежностьesposesivo relativofrPossession relativedeRelativer BesitzptPosse relativazh关系性所属