whom
gb/hˈum/ us/hˈum/
B2
อังกฤษ
~ 800
kit, akit
B2
FORMAL
1
รูปแบบการใช้:
[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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
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.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
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.
ความหมาย
object form of 'who'
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
to whom
|with whom
|for whom
|by whom
คำพ้องความหมาย
who ('Who' can sometimes be used instead of 'whom', especially in informal speech, but it is grammatically the subject form.)
คำตรงข้าม
who (The subject form of the pronoun, used for the person doing the action.)
หัวข้อ
grammar
|language
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
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.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
whom
IPA
GB/hˈum/
US/hˈum/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
whom (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (whom)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: whom
- Plural: whoms
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.