whose

🇺🇸 /huːz/ 🇬🇧 /huːz/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP500Oxford3000CEFR-B1
determiner
A2

used to ask who owns something

Whose book is this on the table?

B1

used to show which person or thing you are talking about

The student whose project won first prize was very happy.

B1

used to add information about a person or thing

My friend, whose car broke down, needs a ride to work.

translation

det. used to ask who owns something; used to show which person or thing you are talking about; used to add information about a person or thing