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1 whose
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.) de quién/quiénes
2. 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?)whose1 adj de quiénwhose car is this? ¿de quién es este coche?whose2 pron cuyotr[hʊːz]1 (direct questions) de quién/quiénes■ whose is this? ¿de quién es esto?2 (indirect questions) de quién/quiénes1 (direct questions) de quién/quiénes■ whose dog is this? de quién es este perro?■ whose fault is it? ¿quién tiene la culpa?2 (indirect questions) de quién/quiénes3 (relative) cuyo,-a, cuyos,-aswhose ['hu:z] adjwhose truck is that?: ¿de quién es ese camión?the person whose work is finished: la persona cuyo trabajo está terminadowhose pron: de quiéntell me whose it was: dime de quién erapron.• cuyo pron.• de quien pron.• de quién pron.
I huːzpronoun (sing) de quién; (pl) de quiéneswhose is this? — ¿de quién es esto?
whose are these? — ¿de quién/de quiénes son éstos?
II
a) (in questions, indirect questions) (sing) de quién; (pl) de quiéneswhose book is this? — ¿de quién es este libro?
whose keys are these? — ¿de quién son estas llaves?
whose coats are those? — ¿de quiénes son esos abrigos?
do you know whose house that is? — ¿sabes de quién es esa casa?
b) ( as relative) (sing) cuyo; (pl) cuyos[huːz]1.PRON (in direct and indirect questions) de quiénwhose is this? — ¿de quién es esto?
whose are these? — (1 owner expected) ¿de quién son estos?; (2 or more owners expected) ¿de quiénes son estos?
2. ADJ1) (in direct and indirect questions) de quiénwhose purse is this? — ¿de quién es este monedero?
whose cars are these? — (1 owner expected) ¿de quién son estos coches?; (2 or more owners expected) ¿de quiénes son estos coches?
whose fault was it? — ¿quién tuvo la culpa?
whose car did you go in? — ¿en qué coche fuiste?
do you know whose hat this is? — ¿sabes de quién es este sombrero?
2) (relative) cuyoWHOSEthose whose passports I have — aquellas personas cuyos pasaportes tengo, or de las que tengo pasaportes
In direct and indirect questions
► Whose in direct questions as well as after report verbs and expressions of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé) translates as de quién/de quiénes, {never} cuyo:
Whose coat is this? ¿De quién es este abrigo?
He asked us whose coats they were Nos preguntó de quiénes eran los abrigos
I don't know whose umbrella this is No sé de quién es este paraguas
As a relative
► In relative clauses whose can be translated by cuyo/cuya/cuyos/ cuyas and must agree with the following noun:
The man whose daughter is a friend of Emily's works for the Government El señor cuya hija es amiga de Emily trabaja para el Gobierno
... the house whose roof collapsed...... la casa cuyo tejado se hundió... When w hose refers to more than one noun, make cuyo agree with the first:
... a party whose policies and strategies are very extremist...... un partido cuya política y tácticas son muy extremistas... ► However, cuyo is not much used in spoken Spanish. Try using another structure instead:
... the house whose roof collapsed...... la casa a la que se le hundió el tejado...
My daughter, whose short story won a prize in the school competition, wants to be a journalist Mi hija, a quien premiaron por su relato en el concurso de la escuela, quiere ser periodista NOTE: There is no accent on q uien here, as it is a relative pronoun. For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I [huːz]pronoun (sing) de quién; (pl) de quiéneswhose is this? — ¿de quién es esto?
whose are these? — ¿de quién/de quiénes son éstos?
II
a) (in questions, indirect questions) (sing) de quién; (pl) de quiéneswhose book is this? — ¿de quién es este libro?
whose keys are these? — ¿de quién son estas llaves?
whose coats are those? — ¿de quiénes son esos abrigos?
do you know whose house that is? — ¿sabes de quién es esa casa?
b) ( as relative) (sing) cuyo; (pl) cuyos
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