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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kwahl
"Qual livro você prefere?"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used to ask questions about one or more items from a defined set.
"Which book do you prefer?"
- 1
Used to specify one or more items from a known set.
"Which route should we take to avoid traffic?"
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'hwylc', a combination of 'hwā' (who) and 'lic' (like, body). Over centuries, it evolved to specify a particular item or items from a definite set, shifting from a general interrogative marker to a relative pronoun.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Which" is said worldwide
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lequel
Transliteration: luh-kel
"Lequel de ces livres préférez-vous ?"
welcher
Transliteration: vel-kher
"Welcher Weg führt zum Bahnhof?"
quale
Transliteration: kwah-leh
"Quale libro preferisci?"
cuál
Transliteration: kwahl
"¿Cuál prefieres, este o aquel?"
qual
Transliteration: kwahl
"Qual livro você prefere?"
कौन सा
Transliteration: kaun sa
"आपको कौन सा किताब पसंद है?"
哪个
Transliteration: nǎ ge
"你喜欢哪个书？"
어느
Transliteration: eoneu
"어느 책을 선호하나요?"
どれ
Transliteration: dore
"どの本が好きですか？"
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