who's / whose

contraction / pronom possessif/huːz/ 🔊 écouter

who's = who is ou who has (contraction). whose = de qui (possession). Astuce : si on peut remplacer par "who is" et que ça a du sens → who's.

📖 Significations

1who's = who is (contraction)
"Who's coming to the party?" — Qui vient à la fête ?
2who's = who has (contraction)
"Who's been to Paris before?" — Qui est déjà allé à Paris ?
3whose = de qui (possession)
"Whose bag is this?" — À qui est ce sac ?

🔄 Souvent confondus

there vs their vs they're →your vs you're →its vs it's →

💬 Astuce mémo

who's → remplacer par 'who is' — ça marche ? → who'swhose → possession, sans apostrophewhose turn is it? (À qui le tour ?)
❓ "___ idea was that?" (de qui était cette idée)