whose

/huz/
pronoun
  1. Used to ask which person owns or is connected with something.
    • Whose jacket is this on the chair?
    • Whose turn is it to wash the dishes?
    • Whose idea was it to go hiking today?
  2. Used to show that something belongs to or is connected with a person or thing already mentioned.
    • The artist whose painting won the award is very young.
    • The tree whose leaves turn red in autumn is a maple.
    • I met a woman whose brother is a famous musician.
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