welchen
Translation
which, whom
Examples
Welchen Film möchtest du sehen?
Which movie would you like to see?
Mit welchen Freunden gehst du ins Kino?
With which friends are you going to the movies?
Grammar Patterns
welchen + noun (acc. masc. sg.) which ... Welchen Mantel kaufst du?
((preposition+dat)) welchen + noun (dat. pl.) with/to which ... Mit welchen Leuten sprichst du?
Similar Words
diesen (this one), jenen (that one)
Etymology
Derived from Old High German 'hwelih', it shares roots with the English word 'which'.
Memory Tips
The '-en' ending is a key indicator for masculine accusative case (like 'den') or dative plural case. Associate 'welchen' with questions about a direct object ('which one?') or plural indirect objects.