Friday, May 1, 2009

dont

dont /dɔ̃/ rel pron
  1. whose, of which;
    la jeune fille ~ on nous disait qu'elle avait 20 ans the girl who they said was 20; Sylvaine est quelqu'un ~ on se souvient Sylvaine is somebody (that) you remember;
    la maladie ~ il souffre the illness which he's suffering from;
    la façon ~ il a été traité the way in which he has been treated;
  1. il y a eu plusieurs victimes ~ mon père there were several victims, one of whom was my father;
    des boîtes ~ la plupart sont vides boxes, most of which are empty.

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