English-German translation for "whose"

"whose" German translation

whose
[huːz]pronoun | Pronomen, Fürwort pron

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wessen dessen, deren
  • wessen
    whose <interrogative | interrogativinterrog,genitive (case) | Genitiv gensingular | Singular sgand | und u.plural | Plural pl von who>
    whose <interrogative | interrogativinterrog,genitive (case) | Genitiv gensingular | Singular sgand | und u.plural | Plural pl von who>
examples
  • whose is it? <interrogative | interrogativinterrog,genitive (case) | Genitiv gensingular | Singular sgand | und u.plural | Plural pl von who>
    wem gehört es?
    whose is it? <interrogative | interrogativinterrog,genitive (case) | Genitiv gensingular | Singular sgand | und u.plural | Plural pl von who>
  • whose dog? <interrogative | interrogativinterrog,genitive (case) | Genitiv gensingular | Singular sgand | und u.plural | Plural pl von who>
    wessen Hund?
    whose dog? <interrogative | interrogativinterrog,genitive (case) | Genitiv gensingular | Singular sgand | und u.plural | Plural pl von who>
  • dessen, deren
    whose <relativ,also | auch a.genitive (case) | Genitiv gen von which>
    whose <relativ,also | auch a.genitive (case) | Genitiv gen von which>
examples
a child whose teasing tries his mother
ein Kind, dessen Quengeln die Mutter schafftor | oder od auf eine harte Probe stellt
a child whose teasing tries his mother
whose serve is it?
wer hat Aufschlag?
whose serve is it?
Man weiß häufig nicht genau, wessen Anlagen man bedrohen kann und wie lange.
We are often not sure whose assets we can hold at risk and for how long.
Source: News-Commentary
Dennis Ritchie war ein Riese, auf dessen Schultern Leute wie Steve Jobs standen.
Dennis Ritchie was a giant on whose shoulders people like Steve Jobs stood on.
Source: GlobalVoices
Ich kenne junge Chinesinnen, deren Gesicht mit einem Messer verunstaltet wurde.
I know of Chinese girls whose faces have been slashed with knives.
Source: Europarl
Das Land hat ein Verfassungsgericht, dessen Urteile vom Präsidenten respektiert werden.
The country has a constitutional court whose judgements are respected by the president.
Source: Europarl
@TheMoorNextDoor, dessen blog eine prominente Quelle in Algerien und der Maghreb ist, schreibt:
@ TheMoorNextDoor, whose blog is a prominent source on Algeria and the Maghreb generally, tweets:
Source: GlobalVoices
Eurasien ist eine Idee, deren Zeit, so sagt man, wieder einmal gekommen ist.
Eurasia is an idea whose time, it is said, has come around again.
Source: News-Commentary
Dies gilt jedoch nicht für China, Japan oder Indien, deren Exporte breit gefächert sind.
But this does not apply to China, Japan, or India, whose exports are diversified.
Source: News-Commentary
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