whom

whom
whom [hu:m]
pronoun
   a. (in questions) qui
• whom did you see? qui avez-vous vu ?
• when was the photo taken and by whom? quand est-ce que la photo a été prise et par qui ?
   b. (relative pronoun) my aunt, whom I love dearly ma tante, que j'aime tendrement
• the woman with whom he had an affair la femme avec qui il a eu une liaison
• my daughters, both of whom are married mes filles, qui sont toutes les deux mariées
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[huːm]
Note: In questions, qui on its own requires inversion of the verb: whom do you wish to see? = qui voulez-vous voir? but qui followed by est-ce que needs no inversion: qui est-ce que vous voulez voir?
pronoun
1) (interrogative) qui (est-ce que); (after prepositions) qui

whom did she meet? — qui a-t-elle rencontré?, qui est-ce qu'elle a rencontré?

to whom are you referring? — à qui est-ce que vous faites allusion?

the article is by whom? — de qui est l'article?

2) (relative) que; (after prepositions) qui

the minister whom he'd seen — le ministre qu'il avait vu

the person to whom/of whom I spoke — la personne à qui/de qui or dont j'ai parlé

those whom he baptized — ceux qu'il a baptisés

...four of whom are young and all of whom are single — ...dont quatre sont jeunes et qui sont tous célibataires

Kirsten and Matthew, both of whom had ridden before — Kirsten et Matthew, qui avaient déjà fait du cheval tous les deux

she pointed to the boys, one of whom was laughing — elle a indiqué le groupe de garçons dont un riait

he was particular about whom he chose — il était exigeant quant à ceux qu'il choisissait

3) (whoever) qui

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