which

wi  1. adjective, pronoun

(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.) hvilken; hvem, hva

2. relative pronoun

((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 have been recovered.) som

3. relative adjective, relative pronoun

(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.) som; hvilket

- whichever

- which is which? - which is which

som

I

determ. \/wɪtʃ\/

hvilke(n), hvilket, hvem (av)

• which girl is it?

hvem av jentene er det?

• I don't know which came first

jeg vet ikke hvilken som kom først

• he left on Monday or Tuesday, I forget which

han dro mandag eller tirsdag, jeg husker ikke hvilken av de to dagene det var

• which way did she go?

hvilken vei gikk hun?

• which of them is your husband?

hvem av dem er din mann?

of which hvis

• the house, the roof of which could be seen above the trees...

huset, hvis tak man kunne se over trærne...

to which og dertil, i tillegg

• added to which he is depressed

og dertil kommer det at han er deprimert

which is which hvem som er hvem, hva som er hva

• it's impossible to tell which is which of the twins

det er umulig å se hvem som er hvem av tvillingene

which of hvilke(n) av, hvilket av, hvem av

which one? hvilken da?, hvem da?

II

subjunksjon \/wɪtʃ\/

(i relativsetninger) som, hvilket, hva, noe som

• the river which flows through London is called the Thames

elven som renner gjennom London kalles Themsen

• was the book (which) you were reading a novel?

var boken (som) du leste en roman?

• this desk, which I bought yesterday, is made of oak

dette skrivebordet, som jeg kjøpte i går, er av eik

• he is an old man, which ought not to be forgotten

han er en gammel mann, hvilket ikke bør glemmes

• I lost my way, which delayed me considerably

jeg gikk meg bort, noe som forsinket meg betraktelig

• he said he had seen it, which was a lie

han sa han hadde sett det, noe som var en løgn

• she told me to leave, which I did

hun ba meg om å gå, hvilket jeg gjorde

all of which som alle, hvorav alle

• these books, all of which are very old, were discovered in the attic

disse bøkene, som alle er svært gamle, ble funnet på loftet

about which som

• the changes, about which we spoke yesterday, will not be implemented

forandringene som vi snakket om i går, vil ikke bli iverksatt

against which mot hvilke(n), mot hvilket, som ... ikke

• a disease against which there is no cure

en sykdom som ikke kan helbredes

among which blant hvilke

for which hvilket, som

• a gift for which I was very grateful

en gave som jeg ble veldig glad for

of which som ... om

• the letter of which I have informed you...

brevet, som jeg har informert deg om...