Whom/who

Hejka, mam pytanie odnośnie whom i who - kiedy używać whom? Gdzieś czytałem, że 'whom' używane jest z zaimkiem. Więc jak powinno wyglądać np. takie zdanie: Who(m) was he given the new car by? Natomiast gdzie indziej znowuż przeczytałem, że whom jest używane w języku formalnym, a who w potocznym... Więc jak to w końcu jest? Czy ktoś umiałby to wytłumaczyć?? Dzięki z góry i pozdrawiam :)

Natomiast gdzie
>indziej znowuż przeczytałem, że whom jest używane w języku formalnym,
>a who w potocznym...

Dobrze przeczytałeś.

>Who was he given the new car by?
albo
>By whom was he given the new car?

jest tez, ze 'WHOM' jest accusative case of WHO.

No właśnie, zapomniałem o tym :) Dzięki wszystkim za odpowiedź :)

After a preposition it should be "whom," no matter how formal or informal you want to be:

By whom ("by who" would be illiterate) was he given the new car.

This passive sentence is stiflingly formal though and gives me the shivers.

If you delay your "by" until the end:

"Who was he given the new car by?" is easier, but because of its passive voice is barely passable in colloquial speech.

"Who gave him the new car?" is usual.

"To whom did you give the car?" is formal and OK.

"To who did you give the car?" is illiterate.

"Who did you gave the car to?" is informal but OK.

"Whom did you gave the car to?" is again formal but OK.

Clue:

To be formal, write "whom" right after the preposition:
To/By...whom was he...

To be informal, say "who" and delay the preposition until the end: Who...to?/by?/for?

Try not to be anything in between.

>>"Who did you gave the car to?" is informal but OK.

>>"Whom did you gave the car to?" is again formal but OK.


???
Are you sure?

Strasznie to wszystko skomplikowane, ale teraz przynajmniej to rozumiem :) Dzięki bardzo :)

>>>"Whom did you gave the car to?" is again formal but OK.

Nope.
Should be "To whom did you gave the car?".

???
Are you sure? ;-)

artur-
a jak to zdanie bedzie po polsku

>>"Who did you gave the car to?" is informal but OK.

>>"Whom did you gave the car to?" is again formal but OK.

seconded.

Pakk, you're apparently wrong in this case.

Jak konsekwentnie będziecie mówić did you gave jest szansa, że przeciwnik nie zwróci uwagi na resztę zdania

>>Komu zgawowałeś auto?

>>>>"Whom did you gave the car to?" is again formal but OK.
>
>Nope.
>Should be "To whom did you gave the car?".

did you give

;p

Should have been more precise. What I meant was that although 'whom ... to' is correct, one might deem there being a hanging preposition a grammatical blunder. Thus, I believe the sentence 'to whom...' to be 'more correct' than the other.

>What I meant was that although THE SENTENCE 'whom ... to' is correct

>>>"Who did you gave the car to?" is informal but OK.
>
>>>"Whom did you gave the car to?" is again formal but OK.
>
>
>???
>Are you sure?

What would ever make you think it isn't?
Just curious.

I am asking about using of "gave" in these questions.... ;-)

>I am asking about using of "gave" in these questions.... ;-)
Are you sure?
Another halfwit.
By the way, it's ..about using (no "of") "gave"... or ...about THE use/usage of.. or ...THE using of "gave" ...

>>I am asking about using of "gave" in these questions.... ;-)
>Are you sure?
>Another halfwit.

What a twerp you must be to stick to your thinking that you're right about it, and not the others.

:P

Who(m) did you address your rude remark to? To whom did you address your rude remark?

Halfwit people would ask: Who(m) did you addressed your rude remark to? ;-)

To do osobnika powyzej engee30.

Co do "using of" masz racje, tylko nie pisz mi: "define in English"..... ;-)

>Who(m) did you address your rude remark to? To whom did you address
>your rude remark?
>
>Halfwit people would ask: Who(m) did you addressed your rude remark
>to? ;-)

To you, halfwit.
Want to be a philosopher and muse? Say "(no "the") using (no "of") "gave"."
Want to give me shit? Say "THE use/usage/using of "gave."
My rudeness is what you need. I couldn't be bothered otherwise.

Don't pick my mistakes to hide yours. Just answer my question. Why do you think that the sentence, "Whom did you gave the car to?" is formal and OK?