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1 interrogative
[ˌɪntə'rɒgətɪv] 1.aggettivo interrogativo (anche ling.)2.nome ling. pronome m. interrogativo* * *[intə'roɡətiv]adjective, noun (a word) that asks a question: `Who ?' is an interrogative (pronoun). interrogativo* * *interrogative /ɪntəˈrɒgətɪv/A a.( anche gramm.) interrogativo; interrogatorio: an interrogative sentence, una frase interrogativa; an interrogative pronoun, un pronome interrogativoB n.(gramm.) pronome interrogativo; particella interrogativa; punto interrogativo● the interrogative, la forma interrogativa: to put a statement into the interrogative, trasformare una frase da affermativa in interrogativainterrogatively avv.* * *[ˌɪntə'rɒgətɪv] 1.aggettivo interrogativo (anche ling.)2.nome ling. pronome m. interrogativo -
2 whom
[huːm]1) (interrogative) chi2) (relative) che, il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali; (after prepositions) il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali, cuithe person to whom, of whom I spoke — la persona alla quale, di cui parlavo
3) (whoever) chi, chiunque••Note:When used as an interrogative pronoun, whom is translated by chi. - When used as a relative pronoun, whom is translated by either the invariable form che or one of the variable forms il quale / la quale / i quali / le quali according to the number and gender of the noun the relative pronoun refers to: the new student, whom we met yesterday, comes from Spain = la nuova studentessa, che abbiamo incontrato ieri, viene dalla Spagna. - As both an interrogative and a relative pronoun, whom is only used in very formal English, and who is usually employed in its place: see the relevant examples in the entry who* * *[hu:m]pronoun ((used as the object of a verb or preposition, but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who) what person(s)(?): Whom/who do you want to see?; Whom/who did you give it to?; To whom shall I speak?) chi* * *[huːm]1) (interrogative) chi2) (relative) che, il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali; (after prepositions) il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali, cuithe person to whom, of whom I spoke — la persona alla quale, di cui parlavo
3) (whoever) chi, chiunque••Note:When used as an interrogative pronoun, whom is translated by chi. - When used as a relative pronoun, whom is translated by either the invariable form che or one of the variable forms il quale / la quale / i quali / le quali according to the number and gender of the noun the relative pronoun refers to: the new student, whom we met yesterday, comes from Spain = la nuova studentessa, che abbiamo incontrato ieri, viene dalla Spagna. - As both an interrogative and a relative pronoun, whom is only used in very formal English, and who is usually employed in its place: see the relevant examples in the entry who -
3 which
[wɪtʃ] [AE hwɪtʃ] 1.1) (interrogative) quale, chewhich one of the boys...? — quale dei ragazzi...?
2) (relative)he left the room, during which time... — ha lasciato la stanza e nel frattempo...
2.you may wish to join, in which case... — forse volete partecipare, in tal caso
which do you want, the red skirt or the blue one? — quale gonna vuoi, quella rossa o quella blu?
which of you...? — chi di voi...?
2) (relative to preceding noun) che, il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali; (with prepositions) il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali, cuihe said he hadn't done it, which he can't prove — disse che non l'aveva fatto lui, cosa che non può provare
which reminds me... — il che mi ricorda
* * *[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.) quale; chi2. 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.) che; il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali3. 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* * *[wɪtʃ] [AE hwɪtʃ] 1.1) (interrogative) quale, chewhich one of the boys...? — quale dei ragazzi...?
2) (relative)he left the room, during which time... — ha lasciato la stanza e nel frattempo...
2.you may wish to join, in which case... — forse volete partecipare, in tal caso
which do you want, the red skirt or the blue one? — quale gonna vuoi, quella rossa o quella blu?
which of you...? — chi di voi...?
2) (relative to preceding noun) che, il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali; (with prepositions) il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali, cuihe said he hadn't done it, which he can't prove — disse che non l'aveva fatto lui, cosa che non può provare
which reminds me... — il che mi ricorda
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4 whose
[huːz] 1.do you know whose car was stolen? — sai di chi è l'auto che è stata rubata? sai a chi hanno rubato l'auto?
2) (relative)2.the boy whose dog, books... — il ragazzo il cui cane, i cui libri...
pronome di chi* * *[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.) di chi; quale2. 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?)* * *[huːz] 1.do you know whose car was stolen? — sai di chi è l'auto che è stata rubata? sai a chi hanno rubato l'auto?
2) (relative)2.the boy whose dog, books... — il ragazzo il cui cane, i cui libri...
pronome di chi
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