vilken
التعريفات والمعاني
== Swedish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
hvilken (obsolete since 1906)
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse hvílíkan, accusative of hvílíkr, from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈvɪ(l)kɛn/
=== Determiner ===
vilken c (neuter vilket, plural vilka)
which (interrogative determiner)
Vilken bil är din? ― Which car is yours?
Vilket hus är ditt? ― Which house is yours?
Vilka skor är dina? ― Which shoes are yours?
=== Pronoun ===
vilken c (genitive vilkens, neuter nominative vilket, neuter genitive vilkets, plural nominative vilka, plural genitive vilkas)
which, what, which one(s), who (plural), whom (plural) (interrogative pronoun)
Vilken är Sveriges största stad? ― Which/What is Sweden's biggest city?
Vilka ska jag välja? ― Which ones should I choose?
Vilka är de här männen? ― Who are these men?
which, who (plural), whom (plural) (relative pronoun)
==== Usage notes ====
In the singular, who/whom is vem as an interrogative pronoun or som as a relative pronoun.
=== Adjective ===
vilken c (neuter vilket, plural vilka)
what a, such (exclamatory adjective)
Vilken röra! ― What a mess!
Vilket jävla skitspel det här är. ― What a shitty game this is
=== Further reading ===
“vilken”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
=== Anagrams ===
kliven, vinkel