No. 451 in Macedonian
чија
"Whose" (possessive question word).
In a sentence
Чија книга е ова?
Whose book is this?
Determiner, used to inquire about ownership or relationship of the noun 'книга'.
Девојката, чија коса е руса, е многу убава.
The girl, whose hair is blonde, is very beautiful.
Relative pronoun, referring to the possessive characteristic of the noun 'коса'.
Не се знае чија куќа е оваа.
It is unknown whose house this is.
Interrogative pronoun, indicating an undefined ownership of the noun 'куќа'.
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