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1 whom
whom [hu:m]• whom did you see? qui avez-vous vu ?• when was the photo taken and by whom? quand est-ce que la photo a été prise et par qui ?b. (relative pronoun) my aunt, whom I love dearly ma tante, que j'aime tendrement• my daughters, both of whom are married mes filles, qui sont toutes les deux mariées* * *[huːm]Note: In questions, qui on its own requires inversion of the verb: whom do you wish to see? = qui voulez-vous voir? but qui followed by est-ce que needs no inversion: qui est-ce que vous voulez voir?1) ( interrogative) qui (est-ce que); ( after prepositions) quiwhom did she meet? — qui a-t-elle rencontré?, qui est-ce qu'elle a rencontré?
2) ( relative) que; ( after prepositions) quithe person to whom/of whom I spoke — la personne à qui/de qui or dont j'ai parlé
...four of whom are young and all of whom are single —...dont quatre sont jeunes et qui sont tous célibataires
Kirsten and Matthew, both of whom had ridden before — Kirsten et Matthew, qui avaient déjà fait du cheval tous les deux
she pointed to the boys, one of whom was laughing — elle a indiqué le groupe de garçons dont un riait
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2 whom
❢ In questions, qui on its own requires inversion of the verb: whom do you wish to see? = qui voulez-vous voir? but qui followed by est-ce que needs no inversion: qui est-ce que vous voulez voir? pron1 ( interrogative) qui (est-ce que) ; ( after prepositions) qui ; whom did she meet? qui a-t-elle rencontré?, qui est-ce qu'elle a rencontré? ; to whom are you referring? à qui est-ce que vous faites allusion? ; the article is by whom? de qui est l'article? ;2 ( relative) que ; ( after prepositions) qui ; the minister whom he'd seen le ministre qu'il avait vu ; the person to whom/of whom I spoke la personne à qui/de qui or dont j'ai parlé ; those whom he baptized ceux qu'il a baptisés ; …four of whom are young and all of whom are single …dont quatre sont jeunes et qui sont tous célibataires ; Kirsten and Matthew, both of whom had ridden before Kirsten et Matthew, qui avaient déjà fait du cheval tous les deux ; she pointed to the boys, one of whom was laughing elle a indiqué le groupe de garçons dont un riait ; he was particular about whom he chose il était exigeant quant à ceux qu'il choisissait ;3 ( whoever) qui ; you may invite whom you wish vous pouvez inviter qui vous voulez.
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