wessen
Translation
whose
Examples
Wessen Buch ist das?
Whose book is this?
Das ist der Mann, wessen Hund entlaufen ist.
That is the man whose dog ran away.
Grammar Patterns
((of sb./sth.)) whose Wessen Auto steht dort?
Similar Words
Synonyms: dessen, deren
Etymology
It's the genitive case of the interrogative pronouns 'wer' (who) and 'was' (what).
Memory Tips
It's the direct equivalent of the English 'whose'. The 'ss' sound can remind you of possession, like 's in English.