whose

whose
hu:z
1. adjective, pronoun
(belonging to which person(?): Whose is this jacket?; Whose (jacket) is this?; Whose car did you come back in?; In whose house did this incident happen?; Tell me whose (pens) these are.) de quién/quiénes

2. relative adjective, relative pronoun
(of whom or which (the): Show me the boy whose father is a policeman; What is the name of the man whose this book is?)
whose1 adj de quién
whose car is this? ¿de quién es este coche?
whose2 pron cuyo
the woman whose car was stolen la mujer cuyo coche fue robado
whose
tr[hʊːz]
pronoun
1 (direct questions) de quién/quiénes
■ whose is this? ¿de quién es esto?
2 (indirect questions) de quién/quiénes
■ I don't know whose it is no sé de quién es
adjective
1 (direct questions) de quién/quiénes
■ whose dog is this? de quién es este perro?
■ whose fault is it? ¿quién tiene la culpa?
2 (indirect questions) de quién/quiénes
■ I wonder whose books these are me pregunto de quién serán estos libros
3 (relative) cuyo,-a, cuyos,-as
■ the woman whose car was stolen la mujer cuyo coche fue robado
■ that's the man whose wife is in hospital ese es el hombre cuya mujer está en el hospital
whose ['hu:z] adj
1) (used in questions) : de quién
whose truck is that?: ¿de quién es ese camión?
2) (used in relative clauses) : cuyo
the person whose work is finished: la persona cuyo trabajo está terminado
whose pron
: de quién
tell me whose it was: dime de quién era
whose
pron.
• cuyo pron.
• de quien pron.
• de quién pron.

I huːz
pronoun (sing) de quién; (pl) de quiénes

whose is this? — ¿de quién es esto?

whose are these? — ¿de quién/de quiénes son éstos?


II
adjective
a) (in questions, indirect questions) (sing) de quién; (pl) de quiénes

whose book is this? — ¿de quién es este libro?

whose keys are these? — ¿de quién son estas llaves?

whose coats are those? — ¿de quiénes son esos abrigos?

do you know whose house that is? — ¿sabes de quién es esa casa?

b) (as relative) (sing) cuyo; (pl) cuyos

the man whose job I took over — el hombre cuyo puesto ocupé

a colleague whose children go to that school — un colega cuyos hijos van a ese colegio

[huːz]
1.
PRON (in direct and indirect questions) de quién

whose is this? — ¿de quién es esto?

whose are these? — (1 owner expected) ¿de quién son estos?; (2 or more owners expected) ¿de quiénes son estos?

I don't know whose it is — no sé de quién es

2. ADJ
1) (in direct and indirect questions) de quién

whose purse is this? — ¿de quién es este monedero?

whose cars are these? — (1 owner expected) ¿de quién son estos coches?; (2 or more owners expected) ¿de quiénes son estos coches?

whose fault was it? — ¿quién tuvo la culpa?

whose car did you go in? — ¿en qué coche fuiste?

do you know whose hat this is? — ¿sabes de quién es este sombrero?

I don't know whose watch this is — no sé de quién es este reloj

2) (relative) cuyo

those whose passports I have — aquellas personas cuyos pasaportes tengo, or de las que tengo pasaportes

the man whose hat I took — el hombre cuyo sombrero tomé

the man whose seat I sat in — el hombre en cuya silla me senté

the cup whose handle you broke — la taza a la que le rompiste el asa

WHOSE
In direct and indirect questions
► Whose in direct questions as well as after report verbs and expressions of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé) translates as de quién/de quiénes, {never} cuyo:
Whose coat is this? ¿De quién es este abrigo?
He asked us whose coats they were Nos preguntó de quiénes eran los abrigos
I don't know whose umbrella this is No sé de quién es este paraguas
As a relative
► In relative clauses whose can be translated by cuyo/cuya/cuyos/cuyas and must agree with the following noun:
The man whose daughter is a friend of Emily's works for the Government El señor cuya hija es amiga de Emily trabaja para el Gobierno
... the house whose roof collapsed ... ... la casa cuyo tejado se hundió ... When whose refers to more than one noun, make cuyo agree with the first:
... a party whose policies and strategies are very extremist ... ... un partido cuya política y tácticas son muy extremistas ... ► However, cuyo is not much used in spoken Spanish. Try using another structure instead:
... the house whose roof collapsed ... ... la casa a la que se le hundió el tejado ...
My daughter, whose short story won a prize in the school competition, wants to be a journalist Mi hija, a quien premiaron por su relato en el concurso de la escuela, quiere ser periodista NOTE: There is no accent on quien here, as it is a relative pronoun. For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I [huːz]
pronoun (sing) de quién; (pl) de quiénes

whose is this? — ¿de quién es esto?

whose are these? — ¿de quién/de quiénes son éstos?


II
adjective
a) (in questions, indirect questions) (sing) de quién; (pl) de quiénes

whose book is this? — ¿de quién es este libro?

whose keys are these? — ¿de quién son estas llaves?

whose coats are those? — ¿de quiénes son esos abrigos?

do you know whose house that is? — ¿sabes de quién es esa casa?

b) (as relative) (sing) cuyo; (pl) cuyos

the man whose job I took over — el hombre cuyo puesto ocupé

a colleague whose children go to that school — un colega cuyos hijos van a ese colegio


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