Word · Frequency #501
whose
谁的
of whom or of which
In use
Whose bag is this?
I know whose car that is.
Whose is this?
Whose + noun + verb?
用作限定词，提问所属关系。
Whose car is parked outside?
谁的车停在外面？
noun + whose + noun + verb
用作关系限定词，引导定语从句。
The girl whose phone rang is my sister.
电话响了的那个女孩是我妹妹。
Whose + verb?
用作代词，独立使用。
Whose is this?
这是谁的？
Common mistakes
Whose the president of the United States?Who's the president of the United States?
误用Whose（谁的）代替Who's（Who is的缩写）。疑问句中询问‘是谁’时应用Who's，Whose只表示所有关系。
The boy who father is a doctor.The boy whose father is a doctor.
定语从句中缺少所有格关系代词。当先行词与从句主语有所属关系时，必须用whose，而不能用who。
Connections
Collocations
- whose book
- 谁的书
- Whose book is this?这是谁的书？
- whose idea
- 谁的主意
- Whose idea was it to go to the beach?去海滩是谁的主意？
- whose turn
- 轮到谁
- Whose turn is it to wash the dishes?轮到谁洗碗了？
- whose fault
- 谁的错
- Whose fault is the accident?这次事故是谁的错？
- whose side
- 谁的一方
- Whose side are you on?你支持谁？
- whose decision
- 谁的决定
- Whose decision was it to cancel the project?
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Whose 像 '谁's'，记住 who 加 se 就是 '谁的'。
Context & Register
“whose” 是中性用词，通常广泛用于口语和书面语中的疑问句、间接疑问句及定语从句，询问或说明所属关系，无特定语域限制。
Grammar Note
用于询问或引导从句，表示所有关系。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The ending 'ose' in 'whose' is pronounced /uːz/. Words that rhyme include 'lose' (luːz), 'choose' (tʃuːz), 'snooze' (snuːz), and 'booze' (buːz). Note that 'who' (huː) shares the initial 'wh' spelling but sounds different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.