which

which
wi 
1. adjective, pronoun
(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) cuál

2. relative pronoun
((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) que

3. relative adjective, relative pronoun
(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.)
- which is which? - which is which
which1 adj cuál / qué
which one is yours? ¿cuál es el tuyo?
which2 pron
1. cuál / qué
which of the houses is yours? ¿cuál de las casas es la tuya?
2. que
I lost the ring which he gave me perdí el anillo que me regaló
which
tr[wɪʧ]
adjective
1 (direct questions) qué, cuál, cuáles
which size? ¿qué tamaño/talla?
which colour do you prefer? ¿qué color prefieres?
which newspaper do you read? ¿qué periódico lees?
which one do you like best? ¿cuál te gusta más?
2 (indirect questions) qué
I can't remember which department she's in no recuerdo en qué sección trabaja
pronoun
1 (questions) cuál, cuáles
which do you want? ¿cuál quieres?
which is your car? ¿cuál es tu coche?
which is mine? ¿cuál es el mío?
2 (indirect questions) cuál
ask him which is his pregúntale cuál es el suyo
3 (defining relative) que; (with preposition) que, el/la que, el/la cual, los/las que, los/las cuales
the shoes which I bought los zapatos que compré
this is the record I was telling you about este es el disco del que te hablaba
the shop in which they met la tienda donde se conocieron
4 (non-defining relative) el/la cual, los/las cuales
two glasses, one of which was dirty dos copas, una de las cuales estaba sucia
5 (referring to a clause) lo que, lo cual
he lost, which was sad perdió, lo cual era triste
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
in which case en cuyo caso
which ['hwɪʧ] adj
: qué, cuál
which tie do you prefer?: ¿cuál corbata prefieres?
which ones?: ¿cuáles?
tell me which house is yours: dime qué casa es la tuya
which pron
1) : cuál
which is the right answer?: ¿cuál es la respuesta correcta?
2) : que, el (la) cual
the cup which broke: la taza que se quebró
the house, which is made of brick: la casa, la cual es de ladrillo
which (Interrogative pronoun)
pron.
qué pron.
adj.
cuál adj.
el cual adj.
que adj.
pron.
cual pron.
cuál pron.
que pron.

I hwɪtʃ, wɪtʃ
pronoun
1)
a) (in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáles

which of you wrote this? — ¿cuál or quién de ustedes escribió esto?

b) (in indirect use) cuál

do you know which she chose? — ¿sabes cuál eligió?

I can never remember which is which — nunca recuerdo cuál es cuál

2) (as relative)

the parcel which arrived this morning — el paquete que llegó esta mañana

the newspaper in which the article appeared — el diario en el que or en el cual apareció el artículo

he said it was an accident, which I know is not true — dijo que había sido un accidente, lo cual sé que no es cierto


II
adjective
1)
a) (in questions) (sing) qué, cuál; (pl) qué, cuáles

in which European city is it? — ¿en qué or cuál ciudad europea está?

b) (in indirect questions) (sing) qué, cuál; (pl) qué, cuáles

ask her which chapters we have to read — pregúntale qué or cuales capítulos hay que leer

2) (as relative)

we arrived at two, by which time they had gone — llegamos a las dos y para entonces ya se habían ido

in which case — en cuyo caso

[wɪtʃ]
1. PRONOUN
1) (in direct and indirect questions, reported speech)

Which/which one/which ones in direct and indirect questions and after expressions of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé) usually translate as cuál/cuáles: cuál

which do you want? — (offering one) ¿cuál quieres?; (offering two or more) ¿cuáles quieres?

I can't tell which is which — no sé cuál es cuál

which of you did it? — ¿cuál de vosotros lo hizo?

which of you is Kathleen? — ¿cuál de vosotras es Kathleen?

I don't know which to choose — no sé cuál escoger

tell me which you like best — dime cuáles te gustan más

I don't mind which — no me importa cuál

2) (relative)
a) (replacing noun)
In relative clauses where which defines the noun it refers to, you can usually translate it as que. Note that in this type of sentence which can be substituted by that in English: que

the letter which came this morning was from my niece — la carta que llegó esta mañana era de mi sobrina

it's an illness which causes nerve damage — es una enfermedad que daña los nervios

do you remember the house which we saw last week? — ¿te acuerdas de la casa que vimos la semana pasada?

the bear which I saw — el oso que vi

If [which] is the object of a preposition, you can either translate it as [que] (usually preceded by the definite article) or as article + [cual]/[cuales]. Use the second option particularly in formal language or after long prepositions or prepositional phrases:

your letter, which I received this morning, cheered me up — tu carta, que or more frm la cual he recibido esta mañana, me ha levantado el ánimo

the bull which I'm talking about — el toro del que or more frm del cual estoy hablando

the meeting which we attended — la reunión a la que or more frm a la cual asistimos

the hotel at which we stayed — el hotel en el que or more frm en el cual nos hospedamos

the cities to which we are going — las ciudades a las que or more frm a las cuales vamos

he explained the means by which we could achieve our objective — explicó los medios a través de los cuales podíamos alcanzar nuestro objetivo

If instead of defining the noun the [which] clause merely adds additional information, you can translate [which] using either [que] or article + [cual]/[cuales]:

the oak dining-table, which was a present from my father, seats 10 people comfortably — la mesa de roble, que or la cual fue un regalo de mi padre, admite cómodamente diez comensales

b) (replacing clause)
When which refers to the whole of a preceding sentence or idea, translate as lo que or lo cual:

it rained hard which upset her — llovió mucho, lo que or lo cual le disgustó

they left early, which my wife did not like at all — se marcharon pronto, lo cual or lo que no agradó nada a mi mujer

After a preposition only [lo cual] can be used:

after which we went to bed — después de lo cual nos acostamos

from which we deduce that ... — de lo cual deducimos que ...

2. ADJECTIVE
1) (in direct and indirect questions, reported speech)
When which is used as an interrogative adjective, translate using qué + noun when the possibilities are very open or cuál/cuáles de + article + plural noun when the possibilities are limited: qué

which house do you live in? — ¿en qué casa vives?

which day are they coming? — ¿qué día vienen?

I don't know which tie he wants — no sé qué corbata quiere

which picture do you prefer? — ¿qué cuadro prefieres?, ¿cuál de los cuadros prefieres?

which option do you prefer? — ¿cuál de las alternativas prefieres?

which way did she go? — ¿por dónde se fue?

which one? — ¿cuál?

I don't know which one to choose — no sé cuál escoger

tell me which ones you like best — dime cuáles te gustan más

2) (relative)

look which way you will ... — mires por donde mires ...

he used "peradventure", which word is now archaic — frm dijo "peradventure", palabra que ha quedado ahora anticuada

in which case — en cuyo caso

he didn't get here till 10, by which time Jane had already left — no llegó hasta las 10 y para entonces Jane ya se había ido

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I [hwɪtʃ, wɪtʃ]
pronoun
1)
a) (in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáles

which of you wrote this? — ¿cuál or quién de ustedes escribió esto?

b) (in indirect use) cuál

do you know which she chose? — ¿sabes cuál eligió?

I can never remember which is which — nunca recuerdo cuál es cuál

2) (as relative)

the parcel which arrived this morning — el paquete que llegó esta mañana

the newspaper in which the article appeared — el diario en el que or en el cual apareció el artículo

he said it was an accident, which I know is not true — dijo que había sido un accidente, lo cual sé que no es cierto


II
adjective
1)
a) (in questions) (sing) qué, cuál; (pl) qué, cuáles

in which European city is it? — ¿en qué or cuál ciudad europea está?

b) (in indirect questions) (sing) qué, cuál; (pl) qué, cuáles

ask her which chapters we have to read — pregúntale qué or cuales capítulos hay que leer

2) (as relative)

we arrived at two, by which time they had gone — llegamos a las dos y para entonces ya se habían ido

in which case — en cuyo caso


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