German word

welch

Pronunciation

IPA/vɛlç/

Meaning

  • articlewhich

Example

Welche Farbe magst du?

Which color do you like?

Illustration for welch (which)

More examples

Welche Sprache sprichst du?

Which language do you speak?

Core concept

A person scans several options and points to the one being identified.

Common phrases

  • Welche Farbe

    which color

  • Welches Buch

    which book

  • Welche Sprache

    which language

Similar words

welcher: Placed before a masculine noun to ask which particular one is meant.
welches: Placed before a neuter noun to ask which particular one is meant.
welche: Placed before a feminine or plural noun to ask which particular one is meant.

Definition in German

Bestimmendes Fragewort und Pronomen, das gebeugt wird und entweder vor einem Nomen steht oder stellvertretend allein verwendet wird, um aus mehreren Optionen eine Auswahl zu erfragen

Word origin

Welch comes through Old High German welīh or welich from a Germanic form also related to English which and Dutch welk.

Usage tips

  • Welch- usually selects a particular option, while was für ein asks what kind or type of thing is meant.

Other meanings

  • which onepronoun

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