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Whose: نمایش مالکیت

از whose استفاده کن تا خیلی شیک و مجلسی مالکیت رو نشون بدی و جمله‌هات رو به هم وصل کنی. ابزارهای تو این‌ها هستن: possession برای مالکیت، relative pronoun برای وصل کردن جملات و concise برای کوتاه کردن کلام.

Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds

Use 'whose' to show who owns something without repeating names or using 'his/her/their' in a new sentence.

  • Replace possessive adjectives (his, her, its, their) with 'whose' to join two sentences together.
  • Always follow 'whose' immediately with the noun being possessed: 'The girl whose cat...'
  • Never use an article (a, an, the) between 'whose' and the noun it modifies.
Person/Thing + whose + Possession + Verb

مرور کلی

### Overview
در زبان انگلیسی، کلمه whose یکی از کاربردی‌ترین و در عین حال چالش‌برانگیزترین ضمایر موصولی است. اگر بخواهیم معادل آن را در فارسی بررسی کنیم، ما در فارسی برای نشان دادن مالکیت در جملات پیرو، از ساختار «اضافه» (کسره) یا کلمه «که» به همراه یک ضمیر ملکی استفاده می‌کنیم. برای مثال، وقتی می‌گوییم «دانشجویی که کتابش گم شده»، در انگلیسی از whose استفاده می‌کنیم: The student whose book is lost.
این کلمه به عنوان یک possessive relative pronoun (ضمیر موصولی ملکی) عمل می‌کند و وظیفه اصلی آن اتصال یک اسم به چیزی است که به آن تعلق دارد. این ساختار به شما اجازه می‌دهد دو جمله ساده را با هم ترکیب کنید و به جای تکرار کلماتی مثل his، her یا their، جمله‌ای منسجم‌تر و حرفه‌ای‌تر بسازید. برای یک زبان‌آموز سطح B2، تسلط بر whose نشان‌دهنده توانایی شما در ساخت جملات پیچیده و توصیفی است که دقیقاً همان چیزی است که در محیط‌های آکادمیک یا جلسات کاری بین‌المللی از شما انتظار می‌رود.
برخلاف فارسی که در آن ساختار «که ...-ش» بسیار رایج است، در انگلیسی whose مستقیماً پیش از اسمِ متعلق قرار می‌گیرد. این تفاوت ساختاری، کلید درک صحیح این مبحث است.
### How This Grammar Works
از نظر دستوری، whose به عنوان یک possessive determiner (تعیین‌کننده ملکی) درون جمله پیرو عمل می‌کند. این یعنی وقتی از whose استفاده می‌کنید، در واقع دارید جایگزینی برای my، your یا his می‌سازید. نکته‌ای که بسیاری از فارسی‌زبانان به آن بی‌توجه هستند این است که whose خودش نقش تعیین‌کننده دارد، بنابراین نباید هیچ حرف تعریف (مثل a یا the) یا ضمیر ملکی دیگری بعد از آن بیاید.
در فارسی، ما می‌گوییم «کسی که ماشینش خراب است»، اما در انگلیسی نمی‌توانیم بگوییم the person whose his car is broken. این یک اشتباه رایج است زیرا در فارسی ضمیر «-ش» (ماشینش) نقش مالکیت را دارد، اما در انگلیسی whose آن نقش را بر عهده گرفته است. ساختار کلی به این صورت است که ابتدا اسم اصلی (مرجع یا antecedent) می‌آید، سپس whose و بعد اسمِ متعلق به آن.
به این مثال دقت کنید: I met a girl whose father is a doctor. در اینجا whose father به معنای «پدرِ او» است. این ساختار نه تنها برای انسان‌ها، بلکه برای اشیاء و حیوانات نیز به کار می‌رود.
در فارسی، ما برای اشیاء گاهی از «که ... آن» استفاده می‌کنیم (مثلاً «خانه‌ای که سقفش...»)، اما در انگلیسی whose برای همه موارد (انسان و غیرانسان) یکسان عمل می‌کند که این موضوع یادگیری آن را ساده‌تر می‌کند.
### Formation Pattern
الگوی ساختاری whose بسیار صلب و قانون‌مند است. این کلمه باید بلافاصله بعد از اسم مرجع و بلافاصله قبل از اسم متعلق قرار بگیرد. هیچ کلمه‌ای نباید بین whose و اسم بعدی فاصله بیندازد.
فرمول کلی: [Noun/Antecedent] + whose + [Possessed Noun] + [Verb/Clause]
| وضعیت | مثال | تحلیل دستوری |
|---|---|---|
| صحیح | The man whose car is red. | whose + car (صحیح) |
| غلط | The man whose the car is red. | وجود the بین whose و اسم غلط است |
| صحیح | The house whose roof is broken. | استفاده برای شیء (صحیح) |
| غلط | The house whose its roof is broken. | وجود its اضافی و غلط است |
همان‌طور که در جدول می‌بینید، بزرگترین اشتباه فارسی‌زبانان، آوردن ضمیر ملکی اضافی است. در فارسی «سقفِ آن» می‌گوییم، اما در انگلیسی whose به تنهایی کافی است.
### When To Use It
استفاده از whose به دو دسته اصلی تقسیم می‌شود: جملات موصولی تعیین‌کننده (Defining) و غیرتعیین‌کننده (Non-defining). در جملات تعیین‌کننده، اطلاعات ضروری است و نباید ویرگول بگذارید: The student whose project won the prize is happy. در اینجا ما دقیقاً می‌خواهیم بگوییم کدام دانشجو.
اما در جملات غیرتعیین‌کننده که اطلاعات اضافی است، باید از ویرگول استفاده کنید: Mr. Alavi, whose car is parked outside, is waiting for you. این ساختار در محیط‌های کاری مثل ایمیل‌های رسمی یا در هنگام صحبت درباره پروژه‌ها بسیار کاربرد دارد.
نکته مهم برای شما این است که بدانید در انگلیسی مدرن، استفاده از whose برای اشیاء کاملاً استاندارد است. برخی کتاب‌های قدیمی ممکن است شما را به استفاده از of which تشویق کنند (مثلاً the house the roof of which...)، اما این ساختار در انگلیسی امروزی بسیار سنگین و غیرطبیعی است. پس با خیال راحت از whose برای اشیاء استفاده کنید.
### Common Mistakes
  1. 1اشتباه گرفتن whose با who's: این شایع‌ترین اشتباه به دلیل تشابه تلفظ است. who's مخفف who is یا who has است. اگر می‌توانید عبارت را به who is باز کنید، پس who's درست است. مثال غلط: The person whose waiting for you. (باید بشود who's waiting).
  2. 2تداخل با ساختار فارسی: فارسی‌زبانان تمایل دارند ضمیر ملکی را تکرار کنند. در فارسی می‌گوییم «کسی که برادرش...»، پس به اشتباه می‌نویسند the person whose his brother.... این تکرار در انگلیسی اشتباه است.
  3. 3جابجایی جایگاه: فراموش کردن اینکه whose باید دقیقاً قبل از اسمِ متعلق بیاید. مثلاً نوشتن The car whose is red که در آن اسمِ متعلق (car) جا افتاده است.
### Contrast With Similar Patterns
در اینجا مقایسه‌ای بین ساختارهای مشابه انجام می‌دهیم:
| ساختار | کاربرد | تفاوت با Persian |
|---|---|---|
| Whose + Noun | مالکیت (انسان/شیء) | معادل «که ...-ش» در فارسی |
| Who / That | فاعل یا مفعول | معادل «که» ساده در فارسی |
| Of which | مالکیت اشیاء (رسمی) | معادل «که ... آن» در فارسی |
در فارسی، ما برای همه این‌ها از «که» استفاده می‌کنیم، اما در انگلیسی باید بین فاعل/مفعول (who/that) و مالکیت (whose) تمایز قائل شوید.
### Quick FAQ
  1. 1آیا whose فقط برای انسان است؟ خیر، در انگلیسی مدرن برای اشیاء و حیوانات هم به کار می‌رود و کاملاً درست است.
  2. 2آیا می‌توانم به جای whose از of which استفاده کنم؟ فقط در متون بسیار رسمی حقوقی یا آکادمیک. در مکالمات روزمره و ایمیل‌های کاری، whose انتخاب بهتری است.
  3. 3چگونه بفهمم ویرگول لازم است؟ اگر حذف جمله تغییری در معنای کلی جمله ایجاد نکند (اطلاعات اضافی است)، ویرگول بگذارید. اگر جمله بدون آن ناقص می‌ماند، ویرگول نگذارید.

Whose in Different Sentence Types

Type Structure Example
Relative Clause (Person)
Noun + whose + Noun + Verb
The man whose car broke down...
Relative Clause (Thing)
Noun + whose + Noun + Verb
The car whose engine failed...
Interrogative (Determiner)
Whose + Noun + Verb...?
Whose phone is this?
Interrogative (Pronoun)
Whose + Verb...?
Whose is this?

Common Confusion: Whose vs. Who's

Form Meaning Example
Whose
Possessive (belonging to who)
Whose bag is this?
Who's
Who is / Who has
Who's coming to dinner?

Meanings

A relative pronoun used to indicate that the following noun belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned previously.

1

Relative Clause Possession

Used to introduce a relative clause that describes a noun by mentioning something it possesses.

“The company, whose profits doubled this year, is hiring.”

“He is the author whose books I told you about.”

2

Interrogative Determiner

Used at the beginning of a question to ask which person something belongs to.

“Whose phone is ringing?”

“Whose idea was it to go hiking in the rain?”

3

Interrogative Pronoun

Used as a standalone pronoun in a question when the noun is already understood from context.

“I found a jacket. Whose is it?”

“There are two umbrellas here; whose is whose?”

Reference Table

Reference table for Whose: نمایش مالکیت
ضمیر کاربرد مثال (شخص) مثال (اشیا)
whose
بیان مالکیت (مالِ او/آن)
The student whose laptop crashed...
The building whose roof leaked...
who's
مخفف (who is/has)
Who's coming to the party?
Who's got the key?
who
ضمیر فاعلی
The man who helped me...
-
whom
ضمیر مفعولی (رسمی)
The person whom I met...
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طیف رسمیت

رسمی
To whom does this vehicle belong?

To whom does this vehicle belong? (Parking lot)

خنثی
Whose car is this?

Whose car is this? (Parking lot)

غیر رسمی
Whose is the car?

Whose is the car? (Parking lot)

عامیانه
Yo, whose ride is that?

Yo, whose ride is that? (Parking lot)

Whose: اتصال مالکیت

WHOSE

جایگزینِ

  • his belonging to him
  • her belonging to her
  • its belonging to it
  • their belonging to them

ساختار

  • اسم + whose + اسم + فعل Combines sentences about possession

کاربردهای رایج

  • شناسایی افراد The student whose grades...
  • توصیف اشیا The car whose engine...
  • افزودن اطلاعات My friend, whose dog...

جلوگیری از اشتباه

  • Who's Who is / Who has
  • Who Subject pronoun

مقایسه Whose vs. Who's vs. Who

Whose
Whose bag is this? نمایش مالکیت
The author whose book... ضمیر موصولی برای مالکیت
Who's
Who's coming? مخفف 'who is'
Who's been here? مخفف 'who has'
Who
Who called me? فاعلِ فعل
The person who helped... ضمیر موصولی فاعلی

انتخاب بین Whose و Who's

1

آیا جمله به مالکیت یا صاحب چیزی بودن اشاره داره؟

YES
از `whose` استفاده کن (بدون آپاستروف).
NO
آیا می‌تونی جاش 'who is' یا 'who has' بذاری؟
2

آیا می‌تونی جاش 'who is' یا 'who has' بذاری؟

YES
از `who's` استفاده کن (با آپاستروف).
NO
ساختار جمله رو برای استفاده از `who` یا `whom` دوباره چک کن.

سناریوهای استفاده از Whose

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افراد

  • The student whose grades...
  • My friend whose car broke down...
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حیوانات

  • The dog whose tail wags...
  • A cat whose fur is soft...
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اشیا/مفاهیم

  • The book whose cover is red...
  • A theory whose implications...
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بافت مدرن

  • The influencer whose new line...
  • An app whose interface is intuitive...

مثال‌ها بر اساس سطح

1

Whose phone is this?

2

Whose is that bag?

3

Whose turn is it?

4

Whose shoes are these?

1

I know a girl whose name is Anna.

2

Whose car did you come in?

3

The man whose dog is big is my neighbor.

4

Whose books are on the table?

1

He is the actor whose face is on every billboard.

2

I live in a house whose roof is very old.

3

Whose idea was it to start this project?

4

The woman whose purse was stolen went to the police.

1

The company, whose headquarters are in Tokyo, is expanding.

2

It was a decision whose consequences were not yet clear.

3

The scientist, whose research changed the world, was very humble.

4

Whose side are you on in this argument?

1

They are a people whose traditions have survived for centuries.

2

The treaty, whose primary aim was peace, was signed yesterday.

3

He is a writer whose influence can be seen in many modern films.

4

The mountain, whose peak was hidden by clouds, looked intimidating.

1

It is a philosophy whose tenets are often misunderstood by laypeople.

2

The city, whose very foundations seemed to tremble, was in chaos.

3

She is a leader by whose example we should all be inspired.

4

The project, whose success depends entirely on your cooperation, is vital.

به‌راحتی اشتباه گرفته می‌شود

Whose: Showing Possession در مقابل Whose vs. Who's

They sound identical (/huːz/), leading to frequent spelling errors.

Whose: Showing Possession در مقابل Whose vs. Of Which

Learners think 'whose' is only for people and 'of which' is for things.

اشتباهات رایج

Who's book is this?

Whose book is this?

Who's means 'who is'. You need the possessive 'whose'.

Whose is the car?

Whose car is it?

In questions, the noun usually follows 'whose' directly.

The man whose the car is red.

The man whose car is red.

Do not use 'the' after 'whose'.

I know a girl whose is Sarah.

I know a girl whose name is Sarah.

Whose must be followed by the noun it possesses.

The house who's roof is old.

The house whose roof is old.

Even for things, use 'whose', not 'who's'.

Whose you are talking about?

Whose are you talking about?

Incorrect question structure.

The company, of which the CEO is retiring...

The company, whose CEO is retiring...

'Of which' is grammatically correct but often too stiff; 'whose' is usually better.

الگوهای جمله‌سازی

I have a friend whose ___ is ___.

Whose ___ did you ___?

It is a company whose ___ are ___.

Real World Usage

Job Interviews common

I worked for a firm whose primary focus was sustainable energy.

Social Media very common

Whose dog is this? Found in Central Park!

Real Estate common

A charming cottage whose garden overlooks the sea.

Academic Writing very common

A theory whose validity has been questioned by recent data.

Tech Support occasional

Whose account are we looking at today?

Legal Contracts common

The party whose signature appears below...

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تست 'who is' رو انجام بده!

اگه شک داری کدوم رو بنویسی، ببین می‌تونی جاش 'who is' یا 'who has' بذاری و جمله معنی بده؟ اگه شد، باید از who's استفاده کنی. اگه نه، حتماً whose درسته! مثلاً: "Who's calling me right now?"
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آرتیکل ممنوع!

بعد از whose هیچ‌وقت از 'a'، 'an' یا 'the' استفاده نکن. چون whose خودش کار مالکیت رو انجام میده و نیازی به این‌ها نیست. مثلاً بگو:
The man whose car is red.
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جمله‌هات رو کوتاه و حرفه‌ای کن

به whose مثل یه ابرقدرت برای کوتاه‌سازی نگاه کن. به جای اینکه دو تا جمله جدا بگی، با این کلمه اون‌ها رو به هم می‌چسبونی:
We met the author whose latest book is a bestseller.
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همه جا جوابه!

کلمه whose خیلی منعطفه! هم توی نامه‌های رسمی و آکادمیک و هم توی چت‌های دوستانه کاملاً طبیعی به نظر میاد:
The student whose project won received a scholarship.
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مالکیت واسه اشیا

با اینکه بیشتر واسه آدم‌ها استفاده میشه، ولی واسه اشیا و مفاهیم هم کاملاً درسته و خیلی از 'of which' خوش‌ساخت‌تره:
The building whose roof leaked needs repair.

Smart Tips

Check if you mean 'who is'. If you can't say 'who is', change it to 'whose'.

The man who's car is red. The man whose car is red.

Use 'whose' instead of 'of which' for objects.

The table, the legs of which are broken... The table whose legs are broken...

Delete the possessive adjective (his/her/their) and the period, then insert 'whose'.

I met a girl. Her name is Joy. I met a girl whose name is Joy.

Make sure the noun comes immediately after 'whose'.

Whose is this phone? Whose phone is this?

تلفظ

/huːz/

Homophones

'Whose' and 'Who's' are pronounced exactly the same: /huːz/.

WHOSE phone is this? vs. The man whose PHONE...

Stress

In questions, 'Whose' is usually stressed. In relative clauses, the noun following 'whose' often carries more stress.

Falling Intonation

Whose book is this? ↘

Standard information-seeking question.

حفظ کنید

روش یادسپاری

Whose is for 'Who owns'. If you can replace it with 'his' or 'her', use 'whose'.

تداعی تصویری

Imagine a giant question mark holding a leash attached to a dog. The question mark is 'Whose' and the dog is the 'Noun' it owns.

Rhyme

If it's 'who is', use an apostrophe. If it's 'belongs to', whose is the key!

Story

A detective walks into a room and sees a mysterious hat. He asks, 'Whose hat is this?' He then finds the owner, a man whose name is Sherlock. Sherlock is a man whose skills are legendary.

شبکه واژگان

PossessionOwnershipRelativeBelongingWhoseWho'sAntecedent

چالش

Look around your room. Pick five objects and write a sentence for each using 'whose' to describe the owner (e.g., 'This is the desk whose surface is messy').

نکات فرهنگی

Using 'whose' for inanimate objects (like 'the car whose engine...') was once debated but is now standard and preferred over 'of which' in almost all contexts.

In very formal academic writing, 'of which' is still occasionally used to avoid personifying objects, but 'whose' is increasingly accepted for brevity.

In some dialects, 'who all' or 'whose all' might be used to refer to a group's possession, though this is non-standard.

Derived from Old English 'hwæs', which was the genitive (possessive) case of 'hwa' (who).

شروع‌کننده‌های مکالمه

Whose advice do you value the most in your life?

If you could live in any city whose climate is perfect, where would you go?

Whose phone is that on the table?

Think of a famous person whose career you admire. Who is it?

موضوعات نگارش

Describe a person in your life whose personality is the opposite of yours.
Write about a historical event whose impact is still felt today.
Describe your dream house, mentioning at least three features using 'whose'.

اشتباهات رایج

Incorrect

صحیح


Incorrect

صحیح


Incorrect

صحیح


Incorrect

صحیح

Test Yourself

کلمه درست رو برای کامل کردن جمله انتخاب کن.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer:
Whose شکل ملکیه و نشون میده پروژه مال دانشجوئه. Who's یعنی 'who is'.
اشتباه رو در جمله پیدا و اصلاح کن.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer:
Who's مخفف 'who is' هست. ما اینجا به شکل ملکی یعنی whose نیاز داریم تا بگیم موتور مال ماشینه.
کدوم جمله از 'whose' درست استفاده کرده؟

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer:
بعد از whose نیازی به 'her' نیست چون خودش مالکیت رو نشون میده. Who's هم اینجا غلطه.
شکل درست رو برای بیان مالکیت وصل کن.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer:
Whose برای مالکیت و who's برای 'who is' به کار میره.

Score: /4

تمرین‌های عملی

8 exercises
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence. چند گزینه‌ای

The woman ___ daughter is a doctor lives next door.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: whose
We need the possessive form to show the daughter belongs to the woman.
Find and correct the mistake in the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Whose the keys are these?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Whose keys are these?
You must remove the article 'the' after 'whose'.
Fill in the blank with 'whose' or 'who's'.

I don't know ___ going to the party tonight.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: who's
The sentence means 'who is going', so we use the contraction 'who's'.
Combine the two sentences using 'whose'. Sentence Transformation

I met a man. His brother is a famous chef.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: I met a man whose brother is a famous chef.
'Whose' replaces the possessive adjective 'his'.
Is the following sentence grammatically correct? True False Rule

The car, whose windows were tinted, looked very expensive.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: True
'Whose' can be used for inanimate objects like cars.
Which of these sentences uses 'whose' as an interrogative? Grammar Sorting

Identify the question form.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Whose bag is this?
This is a direct question asking for ownership.
Complete the dialogue. Dialogue Completion

A: I found a wallet! B: ___ is it?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Whose
B is asking about the owner of the wallet.
Reorder the words to make a correct sentence. Sentence Building

whose / is / idea / this / anyway / ?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Whose idea is this anyway?
In questions, 'Whose' + noun starts the sentence.

Score: /8

Practice Bank

12 exercises
کلمه درست رو انتخاب کن. پر کردن جای خالی

He's the guy ___ dog always barks at the mailman.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: whose
اشتباه جمله رو پیدا و اصلاح کن. Error Correction

The student who grades improved dramatically received an award.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: The student whose grades improved dramatically received an award.
جمله صحیح رو انتخاب کن. چند گزینه‌ای

کدوم جمله از نظر گرامری درسته؟

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: The book whose cover is ripped is mine.
ترجمه کن: ترجمه

این جمله رو به انگلیسی ترجمه کن: 'من اون زنی رو که کتابش رو بهم پیشنهاد دادی دیدم.'

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ["I met the woman whose book you recommended.","I met the woman whose book was recommended by you."]
کلمات رو برای ساختن جمله مرتب کن. Sentence Reorder

کلمات رو مرتب کن:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: I borrowed my friend whose laptop crashed.
هر ضمیر رو به کاربردش وصل کن. جفت کردن

وصل کن:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer:
کلمه درست رو انتخاب کن. پر کردن جای خالی

We're looking for an app ___ interface is user-friendly.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: whose
اشتباه رو اصلاح کن. Error Correction

The painter whose his art I admire is exhibiting next month.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: The painter whose art I admire is exhibiting next month.
گزینه صحیح رو انتخاب کن. چند گزینه‌ای

کدوم جمله درسته؟

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Is that the actor whose new movie just came out?
به انگلیسی برگردون: ترجمه

ترجمه کن: 'او زنی است که استعدادش را تحسین می‌کنم.'

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ["She is the woman whose talent I admire.","She's the woman whose talent I admire."]
کلمات رو مرتب کن. Sentence Reorder

جمله رو بساز:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: The students whose projects are excellent are working hard.
وصل کن. جفت کردن

مثال‌ها رو به دسته‌بندی‌شون وصل کن:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer:

Score: /12

سوالات متداول (8)

You can use `whose` for both! While it is the possessive of 'who', it is perfectly standard to say 'the house whose roof...' or 'the company whose profits...'.

`Whose` is possessive (belonging to whom). `Who's` is a contraction for 'who is' or 'who has'. They sound the same but have different meanings.

No, never use an article like 'the' or 'a' after `whose`. Say 'whose car', not 'whose the car'.

In very formal or old-fashioned writing, 'of which' is used, but in modern English, `whose` is much more common and natural.

Usually no, but in short questions like 'Whose is this?', it can be part of the predicate.

Use `who` if you are replacing 'he/she/they'. Use `whose` if you are replacing 'his/her/their'.

`Whose` is neutral. It is used in both casual conversation and formal academic papers.

No, 'whose's' is not a word. `Whose` is already possessive.

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In Other Languages

Spanish high

cuyo / cuya

English 'whose' is gender-neutral and doesn't change for plural nouns.

French moderate

dont

French 'dont' requires a specific word order (dont + subject + verb + object) that differs from English.

German moderate

dessen / deren

German pronouns change based on the gender and number of the *owner*, whereas 'whose' is invariant.

Japanese low

〜の (no) + relative clause

Japanese relative clauses come *before* the noun they modify, while English 'whose' clauses come *after*.

Arabic low

الذي (alladhi) + possessive suffix

Arabic requires a 'resumptive pronoun' (a suffix meaning 'his/her') which is strictly forbidden in English.

Chinese low

的 (de)

Chinese uses one particle for many functions, whereas English uses 'whose' specifically for possession.

Learning Path

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