"whose" meaning in English

See whose in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

Forms: whose
  1. ποιανού, ποιου, τίνος
    Sense id: el-whose-en-det-Gli6OyKN
  2. του όποιου, που
    Sense id: el-whose-en-det-5~ChGK5X

Pronoun

Forms: whose
  1. ποιανού, ποιου, τίνος
    Sense id: el-whose-en-pron-Gli6OyKN Categories (other): Ερωτηματικές αντωνυμίες (αγγλικά)
  2. του όποιου
    Sense id: el-whose-en-pron-O7Nu5OqT Categories (other): Αναφορικές αντωνυμίες (αγγλικά)
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "whose"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ερωτηματικές αντωνυμίες (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Whose is the dog?",
          "translation": "Ποιανού είναι ο σκύλος;"
        },
        {
          "text": "Whose is it?",
          "translation": "Ποιανού είναι;"
        },
        {
          "text": "Whose is the child?",
          "translation": "Ποιανών είναι το παιδί;"
        },
        {
          "text": "Whose is the book?",
          "translation": "Τίνος είναι το βιβλίο;"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ποιανού, ποιου, τίνος"
      ],
      "id": "el-whose-en-pron-Gli6OyKN",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ερωτηματική αντωνυμία"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Αναφορικές αντωνυμίες (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The cellphone is ringing and Maria, whose it is, is not here.",
          "translation": "Το κινητό χτυπάει και η Μαρία, της οποίας είναι, δεν είναι εδώ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "του όποιου"
      ],
      "id": "el-whose-en-pron-O7Nu5OqT",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αναφορική αντωνυμία"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "whose"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "whose"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Whose dog is this?",
          "translation": "Ποιανού είναι ο σκύλος;"
        },
        {
          "text": "Whose turn is it?",
          "translation": "Ποιανών/Τίνων είναι η σειρά;"
        },
        {
          "text": "Whose child is it?",
          "translation": "Ποιανών είναι το παιδί;"
        },
        {
          "text": "I don’t know whose umbrella it is.",
          "translation": "Δεν ξέρω τίνος είναι η ομπρέλα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ποιανού, ποιου, τίνος"
      ],
      "id": "el-whose-en-det-Gli6OyKN",
      "raw_tags": [
        "σε ερωτηματικές προτάσεις"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "the man whose house burned down - ο άνθρωπος του όποιου το σπίτι κάηκε"
        },
        {
          "text": "The house whose windows are green…",
          "translation": "Το σπίτι που τα παράθυρα του είναι πράσινα…"
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: that's (προφορικό)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "του όποιου, που"
      ],
      "id": "el-whose-en-det-5~ChGK5X",
      "raw_tags": [
        "σε αναφορικές προτάσεις"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "whose"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "whose"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ερωτηματικές αντωνυμίες (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Whose is the dog?",
          "translation": "Ποιανού είναι ο σκύλος;"
        },
        {
          "text": "Whose is it?",
          "translation": "Ποιανού είναι;"
        },
        {
          "text": "Whose is the child?",
          "translation": "Ποιανών είναι το παιδί;"
        },
        {
          "text": "Whose is the book?",
          "translation": "Τίνος είναι το βιβλίο;"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ποιανού, ποιου, τίνος"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ερωτηματική αντωνυμία"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Αναφορικές αντωνυμίες (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The cellphone is ringing and Maria, whose it is, is not here.",
          "translation": "Το κινητό χτυπάει και η Μαρία, της οποίας είναι, δεν είναι εδώ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "του όποιου"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "αναφορική αντωνυμία"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "whose"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "whose"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Whose dog is this?",
          "translation": "Ποιανού είναι ο σκύλος;"
        },
        {
          "text": "Whose turn is it?",
          "translation": "Ποιανών/Τίνων είναι η σειρά;"
        },
        {
          "text": "Whose child is it?",
          "translation": "Ποιανών είναι το παιδί;"
        },
        {
          "text": "I don’t know whose umbrella it is.",
          "translation": "Δεν ξέρω τίνος είναι η ομπρέλα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ποιανού, ποιου, τίνος"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "σε ερωτηματικές προτάσεις"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "the man whose house burned down - ο άνθρωπος του όποιου το σπίτι κάηκε"
        },
        {
          "text": "The house whose windows are green…",
          "translation": "Το σπίτι που τα παράθυρα του είναι πράσινα…"
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: that's (προφορικό)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "του όποιου, που"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "σε αναφορικές προτάσεις"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "whose"
}

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