Question word "WHO?", "WHOSE" & "WHOM"

"Who" in Chinese is called 谁? shuí or sometimes written as Shéi
 
Here is how we use it..
 
1. When you want to know the identity of a particular person, we use this pattern:
Someone 是 + 谁?
 
他是谁？
Tā shì shuí?
Who is he?
 
那个人是谁？
Nàgèrén  shì shuí?
Who is that person?
 
2. When you want to know who the person that has done certain activities, then we use the following:
谁 + Verb + Object/Adverb?
 
谁去学校？

Shuí qù  xuéxiào?

Who goes to school?
 
谁弄坏我的东西？
Shuí nònghuài wǒdedōngxi?
Who breaks my things?
  
“Whose” in English is to ask possession, just like the past lesson we have discussed, in Chinese we use 的 de to express possession. So... the Chinese for "Whose" is 谁的 shuíde?
 
Here is the pattern:
 
The things + 是 + 谁的？   OR   Preposition （这/那）+ 是 + 谁的 + The things?
 
那本书是谁的？

Nàběnshū shì shuíde? 

Whose does that book belong to?
 
那是谁的书？

Na shì shuídeshū?

Whose book is that?
 
In a formal English, "Whom" is used to ask about object. In Chinese, we do not have a specific word for it, but the position of the word 谁 shui is different. Look at the following pattern:
 
Subject + Verb +谁  Object?
 
你教谁汉语？
Nǐ jiāo shuí hànyǔ?
Whom do you teach Mandarin to?
 
你要找谁？
Nǐ yào zhǎo shuí?
Whom are you looking for?
 
Here are a few sentences for you to translate:
1. Whom did you talk to yesterday? (hint: asking object)
2. Who picks you up? (hint: asking subject)
3. Whose car is that? (hint: asking about possession)
4. Who helped you do your homework? (hint: asking subject)
5. Whose is that child belong to? (hint: asking about possession)
6. Whom do you usually play with? (hint: asking object)

Knock Knock,.. Who's there?
Linda Tan :)