❶どちらが, どれが
Which is your umbrella?
♔基本Which is your umbrella?
どれ[どっち]が君の傘かさですか.
⦣ Which は疑問詞で, また文の主語.
Which is stronger, a lion or a tiger?
Which is stronger , a lion or a tiger?
ライオンとトラではどっちが強い?
Which of you broke my camera?
Which of you broke my camera?
君たちのうちの誰だれが私のカメラを壊こわしたんだい?
⦣ ×Who of you ～? としない. of you がなければ, 人を表すには who が使われ, Who broke my camera? となる.
Do you know which is yours?—Yes, I do. This is mine.
会話Do you know which is yours? —Yes, I do. This is mine.
どちらが君のだかわかる?—うん, わかる. これが私のだ.
Which do you think is yours?—I think this is mine.
Which do you think is yours? —I think this is mine.
どちらが君のだと思う?—これが私のだと思う.
⦣ Yes, No の答えを求めない疑問文ではこの語順になる. 前例との違ちがいに注意.
❷どちらを, どれを
Which do you like better, dogs or cats?—I like cats better.
♔基本Which do you like better , dogs or cats? —I like cats better.
犬とネコとではどちらが好きですか.—ネコのほうが好きです.
✓POINT
You like which better. （あなたは「どちらを」より好みます）が疑問文になると Do you like which better? さらに which が文頭に出て Which do you like better? となる.
Which will you buy, this or that?
Which will you buy, this or that?
君はどっちを買うの, こっち, それともあっち?
❸名詞＋which＋文で ～する～
文法 ちょっとくわしく
前にある「人以外のものを表す語（名詞）」を修飾
しゅうしょくする
関係代名詞用法. この場合の which は日本語には訳さない. 関係代名詞の詳
くわしい説明については
that代❹
the cat which is sleeping
the cat which is sleeping
眠ねむっているネコ
⦣ which は is sleeping の主語の働きをして主格.
the cat which I like best
the cat which I like best
私が一番好きなネコ
⦣ which は like の目的語の働きをして目的格. 目的格の which は省略できる.
the house (which) we built
the house (which) we built
私たちが建てた家
the house (which) we live in=the house in which we live
the house (which) we live in=the house in which we live
That is the house in which we lived ten years ago.
That is the house in which we lived ten years ago.
あれが私たちが10年前に住んでいた家です.
❹, which＋文で そしてそれは（～する）; そしてそれを（～する）
文法 ちょっとくわしく
前の語につけ足しの説明をする関係代名詞用法. ふつう which の前にコンマをつける.
That's Mt. Fuji, which is the highest mountain in Japan.
That's Mt. Fuji, which is the highest mountain in Japan.
あれが富士山だ. そしてそれは日本で一番高い山だ.
I bought a watch, which I lost the next day.
I bought a watch, which I lost the next day.
私は時計を買った. そしてそれを翌日なくしてしまった.
