whom
gb/hˈum/ us/hˈum/
B2
الإنجليزية
~ 800
kit, akit
B2
FORMAL
1
نمط الاستخدام:
[preposition] whom [clause]
To whom should I address the letter?
Kinek címezzem a levelet?
She is the woman with whom I spoke yesterday.
Ő az a nő, akivel tegnap beszéltem.
The man whom you met is my uncle.
For whom are you buying this gift?
He is a teacher whom many students admire.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
To whom did you speak?
Kivel beszéltél?
The man whom I saw was tall.
A férfi, akit láttam, magas volt.
She is the girl with whom I work.
For whom is this book?
He is someone whom I trust.
خطأ شائع:
Learners often use 'who' when 'whom' is correct in formal writing. In everyday speech, 'whom' is less common, but in formal contexts using 'whom' correctly is important.
المعنى
object form of 'who'
المتلازمات اللفظية
to whom
|with whom
|for whom
|by whom
المرادفات
who ('Who' can sometimes be used instead of 'whom', especially in informal speech, but it is grammatically the subject form.)
الأضداد
who (The subject form of the pronoun, used for the person doing the action.)
الموضوعات
grammar
|language
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
Used to talk about the person who gets an action, not the one who does it.
Used instead of 'who' when referring to the person that is the object of a verb or preposition.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
whom
IPA
GB/hˈum/
US/hˈum/
المقاطع والنبر
whom (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (whom)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: whom
- Plural: whoms
عائلة الكلمة
التعبيرات
to whom it may concern
1/tə hˈum ˈɪt mˈeɪ kənsˈɚn/
fixed phrase
formal
formal letter salutation for unknown recipient
A formal way to start a letter when you do not know the name of the person you are writing to.
أمثلة
- To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to apply for the advertised position.
- The letter began with 'To Whom It May Concern' because they did not know the hiring manager’s name.