di chi
whose
The Italian word 'di chi' is used to express possession or association in a question or indirect statement. It can be translated to English as 'whose', and is often followed by a noun or pronoun. For example, 'Di chi è questo libro?' means 'Whose book is this?'
Example sentences using: di chi
Di chi è questo libro?
Whose book is this?
This sentence is an example of a common usage of 'di chi', which translates to 'whose'. It is used here to indicate possession of an object, in this case, a book. You would use this phrase if you found a book and wanted to know who it belonged to.
Di chi sono questi occhiali?
Whose glasses are these?
This sentence uses 'di chi' to ask who the owner of a pair of glasses is. 'Di chi sono' is another way to use this phrase and it translates to 'whose are'. This question forms can be used with any object to ask about its ownership.
Di chi è la responsabilità?
Whose responsibility is it?
This phrase uses 'di chi' in a more abstract sense to ask about responsibility, as opposed to a physical object. This type of usage can apply to anything that can be considered a responsibility.