[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/which/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) / which # which determiner, pronoun «which» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. Which asks someone to choose one from a group: «Which colour do you want?». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#m1) 2. Which tells more about a thing just named: «The bike, which is red, is mine». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#m2) 3. Which can mean «that» in a description: «the book which I read». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#m3) 4. Which can point to a whole idea before: «He was late, which made me cross». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#m4) 5. (casual) «Which one?», «which is why» and «which, fair enough» are common in talk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#m5) 6. (formal) Exams love «Which of the following», «in which», «by which», «whereby» and «the extent to which». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#m6) ### In the lessons which operation to use; which of two is more; «which» asks for a choice, often a name, not a number; phrases: «which one», «which of», «which way», «which is why»; in casual talk «which one, the red?», «which, yeah, fair»; in rough talk «which idiot took my pen?»; in the exam voice «which of the following statements is correct», «the extent to which», «the process by which» ### Examples - Today's lesson: Revision: which operation? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x1) - Which box has more pencils? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x2) - Which number is bigger, 9 or 12? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x3) - Which way is the station? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x4) - Which of these animals can fly? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x5) - I lost the hat which Gran knitted for me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x6) - Which team won the match? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x7) - which bus goes to nan's, the 12? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x8) - He ate 4 of my chips, which was not cool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x9) - Which idiot took my ruler? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x10) - Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the process by which water becomes ice? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x11) - The bike, which is red, cost 90 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x12) - Which was taller, Father or Mother? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/#x13) ### Note «Which» asks for a choice, often a name, not a number. Trap: «which has more» still needs both counts. «which» is for things and animals; «who» is for people. «Which of the following» in an exam asks you to pick one of the given answers. «Which» and «witch» sound the same. ## In Jewish tradition Old style pronoun for "that" or "who," tying a thing to its description ("the ordinances which thou shalt set"). In the primary lessons: which operation to use; which of two is more; «which» asks for a choice, often a name, not a number; phrases: «which one», «which of», «which way», «which is why»; in casual talk «which one, the red?», «which, yeah, fair»; in rough talk «which idiot took my pen?»; in the exam voice «which of the following statements is correct», «the extent to which», «the process by which» ### Examples - Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them. (Torah EXO.21.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/which/#x1) - These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.' (Torah EXO.19.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/which/#x2) - And every open vessel, which hath no covering close-bound upon it, is unclean. (Torah NUM.19.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/which/#x3) - Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler, (Writings PRO.6.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/which/#x4) - THE SONG of songs, which is Solomon's. (Writings SNG.1.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/which/#x5) - What understandest thou, which is not in us? (Writings JOB.15.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/which/#x6) ### Note «Which» asks for a choice, often a name, not a number. Trap: «which has more» still needs both counts. «which» is for things and animals; «who» is for people. «Which of the following» in an exam asks you to pick one of the given answers. «Which» and «witch» sound the same. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «which» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/which/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«which» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/which.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «which» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/which/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«which» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/which.html) on Mova free.