/dɔ̃/
Translation
whose, of which, from which
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin de unde ('from where'), a compound of Latin de ('of, from') and unde ('whence').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- de unde
Examples
C' ' .
This is the book I told you about last week.
l' j' .
There is the friend I need for this project.
C' .
That is the reason we discussed yesterday.
' .
Here's the book I told you about last night.
L' .
The man whose car is red is my neighbour.
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Grammar articles
(5)French Demonstrative Pronouns: celui, celle, ceux, celles
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French Relative Pronouns After a Preposition: lequel, auquel, duquel
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