This list includes 17 Pronouns that start with W, from “we” to “whosoever”. Many begin with ‘wh-‘ and serve question, relative, and indefinite functions.

Pronouns that start with W are words you use instead of nouns to indicate people, things, or unspecified entities. Several derive from Old English roots and helped shape modern English question words.

Below you’ll find the table with Type and Definition.

Type: Shows the pronoun class, such as personal, relative, demonstrative, or indefinite, so you can identify usage quickly.

Definition: Gives a concise one-sentence meaning or usage note so you can apply the pronoun correctly in context.

Pronouns that start with W

Pronoun Class Person/Number/Form Notes/Origin Description
we personal 1st plural subject modern standard “We” is the subject pronoun for the speaker plus one or more others; used for group reference.
who relative/interrogative 3rd person subject (sing./pl.) modern standard “Who” asks about or refers to people as the subject in questions and relative clauses.
whom relative/interrogative 3rd person object (sing./pl.) formal standard “Whom” is the object form of who, used after verbs or prepositions; now less common in casual speech.
whose relative/possessive/interrogative possessive (any number) modern standard “Whose” asks about or relates to possession or association for people (and sometimes things).
what interrogative/relative/indefinite non-personal subject/object modern standard “What” asks about things, actions, or information and serves as a pronoun replacing a thing or idea.
which interrogative/relative/demonstrative singular/plural subject/object modern standard “Which” selects one or more items from a known set and functions as a pronoun or determiner.
whoever indefinite/relative 3rd person indefinite (any number) modern standard “Whoever” means “any person who” or “the person who” and introduces open-ended relative clauses.
whomever indefinite/relative 3rd person object formal/modern “Whomever” is the object counterpart of whoever, typically used in formal or careful grammar.
whatever indefinite non-personal (any number) modern standard “Whatever” refers to anything or everything of a kind and can function nominally or in clauses.
whichever indefinite/relative selection pronoun modern standard “Whichever” means “any one of the choices” and is used when selecting among alternatives.
whatsoever indefinite/emphatic emphatic pronoun/adverb modern colloquial/formal “Whatsoever” is an emphatic form of what/whatever, often used to stress negation or absence.
whosoever indefinite/relative 3rd person indefinite archaic/formal “Whosoever” is an older or legalistic form of whoever, common in historical, religious, and legal texts.
whomsoever indefinite/relative 3rd person object archaic/formal “Whomsoever” is an archaic or highly formal object form corresponding to whosoever/whoever.
whichsoever indefinite/relative selection pronoun formal/archaic “Whichsoever” is a formal or literary variant of whichever, chiefly found in older or legal language.
whoso relative/indefinite 3rd person indefinite archaic “Whoso” is a short archaic form of whosoever, meaning “whoever,” used in older English.
wha relative/interrogative 3rd person subject/object Scots dialect “Wha” is a Scots and northern-dialect form of “who,” used colloquially in Scottish English.
whosever possessive/indefinite possessive indefinite archaic/dialectal “Whosever” is a rare, archaic or dialect form meaning “of whoever,” seen in older texts and dialectal usage.

Descriptions

we
who
whom
whose
what
which
whoever
whomever
whatever
whichever
whatsoever
whosoever
whomsoever
whichsoever
whoso
wha
whosever
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