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Faroese
Pronunciation
Pronoun
hvørs m or n
- whose, genitive singular masculine of hvør
- whose, genitive singular of hvat
Usage notes
The genitive form is rare. For instance
- hvørs bátur er hetta? - whose boat is this?
sounds somewhat stilted. Common would be an expression like
- hvør eigur henda bátin? - who owns this boat?
Usage as a relative pronoun in formal written style can look like this:
- Ísland, hvørs fíggjarstøða er ring ... - Iceland, whose financial situation is bad ...
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References
- Höskuldur Thráinsson, Hjalmar P. Petersen, Jógvan í Lon Jacobsen, Zakaris Svabo Hansen: Faroese : An Overview and Reference Grammar. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag, 2004 (p. 126)