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wie.

who, whom

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

pron/ʋi/
  1. who, whom

    interrogative · objective · subjective
    Wie is daar?
    Wie heb jij gezien?
  2. who, whom; the one who, whoever

    objective · relative · subjective
    Wie dit leest is geletterd.
    De receptionist aan wie ik het pakket heb afgegeven, werkte er pas net.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch wie, from Old Dutch wie, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.