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Interrogative Pronouns (wer, was, wem, wen, wessen)

How do "wer" (who) and "was" (what) decline?

Nominative: wer (who), was (what)

Accusative: wen (whom), was (what)

Dative: wem (to whom), – (no dative for was)

Genitive: wessen (whose), – (no genitive for was)

Example

Wer kommt? (Who is coming? - Nominative)

Wen siehst du? (Whom do you see? - Accusative)

Wem gibst du das Buch? (To whom do you give the book? - Dative)

Wessen Buch ist das? (Whose book is that? - Genitive)

Was machst du? (What are you doing? - Accusative)

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