whichever

whichever
1. adjective
1) (any ... that) der od. derjenige, der/die od. diejenige, die/das od. dasjenige, das/die od. diejenigen, die

go whichever way you want — es ist egal, welchen Weg du nimmst

take whichever apple/apples you wish — nimm den Apfel, den du willst/die Äpfel, die du willst

..., whichever period is the longer — ..., je nachdem, welches der längere Zeitraum ist

2) (no matter which/who/whom) welche/welcher/welches ... auch

whichever way you go — welchen Weg du auch nimmst

2. pronoun
1) (any one[s] that) der od. derjenige, der/die od. diejenige, die/das od. dasjenige, das/die od. diejenigen, die

whichever of you/the children wins will get a prize — wer von euch gewinnt/das Kind, das gewinnt, bekommt einen Preis

2) (no matter which one[s]) welcher/welche/welches ... auch

whichever of them comes/come — wer von ihnen auch kommt

3) (coll.): (which ever)

whichever could it be? — welcher/welche/welches könnte das nur sein?

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relative adjective, relative pronoun
1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) welche auch immer
2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) ganz gleich welche
* * *
which·ever
[(h)wɪtʃˈevəʳ, AM -ɚ]
I. pron
1. (any one) wer/was auch immer
we can go to the seven o'clock performance or the eight — \whichever suits you best wir können zu der Vorstellung um sieben oder um acht gehen — wie es dir besser passt
which bar would you prefer to meet in? — \whichever, it doesn't matter to me in welcher Bar sollen wir uns treffen? — wo du willst — mir ist es egal
2. rel (regardless of which) was/wer auch immer
\whichever they choose, we must accept it wir müssen akzeptieren, was auch immer sie entscheiden
3. interrog (form)
do you remember the hotel we stayed at in Banff? — \whichever do you mean? kannst du dich noch an das Hotel in Banff erinnern, in dem wir waren? — welches um alles in der Welt meinst du nur?
II. adj attr, inv
1. (any one)
\whichever ... der-/die-/dasjenige, der/die/das ...
you may pick \whichever puppy you want du kannst den Welpen nehmen, der dir gefällt
choose \whichever brand you prefer wähle die Marke, die du lieber hast
2. (regardless of which) egal welche(r, s), welche(r, s) ... auch immer
\whichever option we choose ... egal welche Möglichkeit wir wählen, ...
\whichever party gets in at the next election, ... welche Partei auch immer sich bei der nächsten Wahl durchsetzen wird, ...
\whichever way wie auch immer
it's going to be expensive \whichever way you do it es wird teuer werden, ganz gleich, wie wir es machen
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[wɪtʃ'evə(r)]
1. adj
welche(r, s) auch immer; (= no matter which) ganz gleich or egal or einerlei welche(r, s)
2. pron
welche(r, s) auch immer

whichever (of you) has the most money — wer immer (von euch) das meiste Geld hat

* * *
whichever, (verstärkend) whichsoever pron & adj welch(er, e, es) (auch) immer;
ganz gleich, welch(er, e, es):
take whichever you want nimm welches du (auch) immer willst
* * *
1. adjective
1) (any ... that) der od. derjenige, der/die od. diejenige, die/das od. dasjenige, das/die od. diejenigen, die

go whichever way you want — es ist egal, welchen Weg du nimmst

take whichever apple/apples you wish — nimm den Apfel, den du willst/die Äpfel, die du willst

..., whichever period is the longer — ..., je nachdem, welches der längere Zeitraum ist

2) (no matter which/who/whom) welche/welcher/welches ... auch

whichever way you go — welchen Weg du auch nimmst

2. pronoun
1) (any one[s] that) der od. derjenige, der/die od. diejenige, die/das od. dasjenige, das/die od. diejenigen, die

whichever of you/the children wins will get a prize — wer von euch gewinnt/das Kind, das gewinnt, bekommt einen Preis

2) (no matter which one[s]) welcher/welche/welches ... auch

whichever of them comes/come — wer von ihnen auch kommt

3) (coll.): (which ever)

whichever could it be? — welcher/welche/welches könnte das nur sein?

* * *
adj.
was immer adj. pron.
welch pron.

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