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Meaning of which | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A1 Common

Definitions

  1. used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group. Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose. watter أي кой qual jaký, který, co welche hvilken ποιοςcuál missugune, mis, kumb کدام mitä, kuka, ku...
    etc
  2. (used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others. able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching h...
  3. used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something. My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday. in welke الذي، التي، الذين، اللواتي: ضَمير صِلَة لِغَيْر العاقِل في جُملَةٍ غَيْر مُحَدِّدَه който que který(žto), což welche som; hvilket ο οποίος, πράγμα που que mis که joka, mikä que/qui; auquelש- तब koji amely(et), ami...
  4. which is one and which is the other (?). Mary and Susan are twins and I can't tell which is which. wie is wie أي واحِد مِنهُما، من هو كل واحِد مِنهُما кой кой е qual é qual který je který wer/was ist wer/was hvem, der er hvem ποιος είναι ποιος cuál es cuál, quién es quién kumb on kumb کدام یکی کدام است kumpi on kumpi lequel est lequel מִיהוּ מִי जो है सो है koji je koji melyik melyik? (a kettő közül) tidak bisa membedakan hvor/hver er hvað (quale è quale) どっちがどっちか 어느 것이 어느 것인지 kuris yra kuris...
  5. What particular one or ones: Which of these is yours?
  6. The one or ones previously mentioned or implied, specifically:a. Used as a relative pronoun in a clause that provides additional information about the antecedent: my house, which is small and old.
  7. Any of the things, events, or people designated or implied; whichever: Choose which you like best.
  8. A thing or circumstance that: He left early, which was wise.
  9. What particular one or ones of a number of things or people: Which part of town do you mean?
  10. Any one or any number of; whichever: Use which door you please.

Equivalents

العربية أي الذي مما
Azərbaycanca hansı
Беларуская каторы які
Български кой
Bosanski će kas kuriš kurs mana som
Català que quin
Čeština jaký jenž který
Cymraeg A pa pa un pwy sy sydd y
Dansk hvad hvilken hvilket hvis som
Deutsch der was welche welcher welches
Ελληνικά Ποία ποιες ποιο ποιοι ποιος
Esperanto kiu kiuj
Español cual cuales el cual la cual que quien
Eesti milline
فارسی کدام که
Suomi joka kumpi Mika
Gaeilge A
Galego que
हिन्दी कौनसा जो
Hrvatski će kas kuriš kurs mana som
Հայերեն որ
Bahasa Indonesia yang yang mana
Íslenska hvaða hver hvor
日本語 ...の どの どれ
Қазақша қайсы
ខ្មែរ ដែល ណា
한국어 어느
Кыргызча кайсы
Latina qualis quī quis
ລາວ ທີ່
Lietuvių Kūris
Latviešu kas kurs
Te Reo Māori ai
Македонски кој
മലയാളം ഏത്
Монгол аль
Bahasa Melayu mana yang yang mana
Malti liema
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဘယ်
Nederlands dat dewelke die hetwelk welk
Polski który
Português a qual as quais o qual os quais qual que
Română care ce
Slovenčina aký ktorý
Slovenščina ki
Shqip cilën cili
Српски će kas kuriš kurs mana som
Svenska söm vilka vilken vilket
தமிழ் எது எந்த
తెలుగు
Türkmençe haýsy
Tagalog alin
Türkçe hangi
ئۇيغۇرچە قايسى
Українська котрий який
اردو جو کون سا
Oʻzbekcha qaysi
Tiếng Việt não

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
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