Pronoun
wer
Pronunciation: /veːr/
who (what person or people)
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Meanings
Pronoun
- who (what person or people)
- what, which (one) (see usage notes)
- whoever, he who, someone who, the person who, anyone who (whatever person or persons)
- somebody, someone; anybody, anyone (an unspecified person)
Example sentence
Haben Sie eine Ahnung, wer im Nachbarzimmer ist?
Do you have any idea who is in the next room?
Word forms
wernom.wessengen.wesgen.wemdat.wenacc.
Usage
- Wer kommt? — Wer asks for the person acting as the subject.
- wer / wen / wem — Subject, accusative and dative question forms.
Wer hat meinen Stift gesehen?
Who has seen my pen?