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[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
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