which
/wɪtʃ/determiner, pronoun
उच्चारण विच
कौन-सा; जो
Basic word
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used in questions to ask somebody to be exact about one or more people or things from a limited number; used to show the thing or things that you mean; used to give more information about something
कौन-सा; जो
- Which colour do you like?
- the book which I read
- My phone, which is new, stopped working.
+ 3 more examples
- Which of these two books is more useful?
- Which train goes to Pune?
- Do you know which bus stops near the museum?
?Which word?
Keep apart which (choice from a limited set: 'Which of these two?') and what (open choice: 'What is your name?').
Which (सीमित विकल्पों में चुनाव: 'Which of these two?') और what (खुला चुनाव: 'What is your name?') को अलग रखिए।
Homophone: which and witch (a woman with magic powers) are both /wɪtʃ/.
Homophone: which और witch (जादूगरनी, डायन) दोनों /wɪtʃ/ हैं।
§Grammar and usage
Which is used for things and animals, not people ('the dog which barked'; but 'the boy who', not 'the boy which'); which is used in non-defining clauses with commas ('My car, which is red, is old'), where that cannot be used; which can refer to a whole clause ('He passed, which surprised everyone').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: which चीज़ों और जानवरों के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है, लोगों के लिए नहीं ('the dog which barked'; पर 'the boy who', 'the boy which' नहीं); which commas वाले non-defining clauses में प्रयुक्त होता है ('My car, which is red, is old'), जहाँ that प्रयुक्त नहीं हो सकता; which पूरे उपवाक्य को इंगित कर सकता है ('He passed, which surprised everyone')।