CEFR A2

whose

Translation

誰の / その人の〜が

Used to ask or talk about who something belongs to. It functions as a possessive form of 'who'.

カタカナ: フーズ

IPA: /huːz/

Used to ask or talk about who something belongs to. It functions as a possessive form of 'who'.

意味: 何かが誰のものかを尋ねたり、説明したりする際に使われます。「誰の」という所有を表す「who」の所有格です。

Whose jacket is this? — Whose jacket is this?
I don't know whose turn it is. — I don't know whose turn it is.
She's the artist whose paintings are famous worldwide. — She's the artist whose paintings are famous worldwide.

Japanese translations of Whose:

whose + noun (collocation): Used to ask about or state possession of a noun. — "Whose keys are these?"
whose + verb (collocation): Used in questions or statements about who is performing an action or whose turn it is. — "Whose turn is it to speak?"