welche

German

Etymology

From Old High German welih, wilih, from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvɛl.çə/

Adjective

welche f and plural, welches n, welcher m

1. (interrogative) what; noun modifier which indicates that the precise identity of the noun is unknown.

Determiner

welche f and plural, welches n, welcher m

1. (interrogative) which; which kind of.

   Welches Hemd wirst du tragen?

   What shirt are you going to wear?

2. (interrogative, dated) how much; how great (used in an exclamation)

   Welches Talent er hat!

   What talent he has!

Pronoun

welche f and plural, welches n, welcher m

1. which
2. nominative plural of indefinite pronoun: some
3. accusative plural of indefinite pronoun: some

Declension

German indefinite pronouns
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	einer	eine	ein(e)s	welche
genitive	-	-	-	-
dative	einem	einer	einem	welchen
accusative	einen	eine	ein(e)s	welche