whose

🇬🇧 UK/hu:z/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

pron.

The possessive form of 'who' or 'which', indicating belonging or association.

谁的;哪个人的;其……的

det.

Belonging to or associated with which person or thing.

谁的;属于哪个的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
whoseother
=whose

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Whose laptop is sitting on the conference table belongs to the new employee.

  • 2.

    We need to determine whose responsibility it is to handle customer complaints.

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