English · Word Candidate

whose

/huːz/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Của người nào, thuộc về người nào

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Determiner

Examples

Whose (wallet) is this?

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Of whom, belonging to whom.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Của người nào, thuộc về người nào

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Determiner

Examples

This is the man whose dog caused the accident.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

That or those of whom or belonging to whom.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Của người nào hoặc thuộc về những người nào

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Pronoun

Examples

Several people have lost their suitcases. Whose have you found?

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

That or those of whom or belonging to whom.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

của người nào hoặc thuộc về người nào

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Pronoun

Examples

This car is blocking the way, but Mr Smith, whose it is, will be here shortly.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “whose” mean?

Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.

Is “whose” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.