which

CEFRA1

/wɪt͡ʃ/

pronoun · determiner

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    pronoun

    Used to ask or state exactly what person or thing is meant.

  2. 02

    pronoun

    Extra detail

    The/Any ... that; whichever.

Examples

  • All that which is invented, is true.

  • My eyes are an ocean in which my dreams are reflected.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ʍɪt͡ʃ/

Deep Dive

pronoun

Extra meanings

  1. What, of those mentioned or implied.

  2. The/Any ones that; whichever.

determiner

Extra meaning

  1. Designates the one(s) previously mentioned.

More examples

In context

  • Which is better exercise—swimming or tennis?

  • They couldn't decide which song to play.

  • They only offered me five dollars, which I wouldn’t do it for less than fifteen.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

She could not remember blank of the three books she had borrowed from the library.

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Origin

pronoun

From Middle English which, hwic, wilche, hwilch, whilk, hwilc, from Old English hwelċ (“which”), from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz (“what kind”, literally “like what”), derived from *hwaz. Cognates include Scots whilk (“which”), West Frisian hokker (“which”), Dutch welk (“which”), Low German welk (“which”), German welcher (“which”), Danish hvilken (“which”), Swedish vilken (“which”), Norwegian hvilken (“which”), Icelandic hvílíkur (“which”).