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Meaning of which

used to ask about or identify one thing

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British English/wɪtʃ/
American English/wɪtʃ/
Russian transcription[kɐˈtorɨj]
which
which - который
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which with Russian translation

which usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Какую книгу ты выбрал?

Which book did you choose?

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Какая из этих рубашек тебе нравится больше всего?

Which of these shirts do you like best?

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which belongs to the topic "Top 1000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

whichкоторый
Iя
youты
heон
sheона
itоно
weмы

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What's the difference between which / that / what / which one / whichever / whichever one

🇬🇧English
which

identical to the headword; used to ask about or identify one thing

A1Very Often

Which book do you want?

Какую книгу ты хочешь?

🇬🇧English

used to introduce a defining relative clause, not usually to ask a question

A1Very Often

The book that I bought is new.

Книга, которую я купил, новая.

🇬🇧English

used to ask about things in general, not to choose from specific options like which

A1Very Often

What is your name?

Как тебя зовут?

W
🇬🇧English
which one

used to ask the same kind of choice as which, but more explicit and informal

A1Often

Which one do you want?

Какой именно ты хочешь?

W
🇬🇧English
whichever

means any one that you choose; it does not ask for a specific choice

A1Often

Take whichever book you like.

Возьми любую книгу, какую хочешь.

W
🇬🇧English
whichever one

similar to whichever, but more explicit; means any one of the available options

A1Rarely

Whichever one you choose is fine.

Подойдёт любой один, который ты выберешь.

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which translation: который. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce which

/wɪtʃ/

which translation

который

which examples

Which book did you choose?

which transcription

/wɪtʃ/, /wɪtʃ/

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which meaning: what does it mean?

used to ask about or identify one thing

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which is pronounced as /wɪtʃ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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Which book did you choose? Translation: Какую книгу ты выбрал?

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