woher
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woher
- where from, whence
- Woher kommt ihr? (informal, plural) ― Where do you come from?
- how (not the general meaning of "in which way", but meaning "from which source" or "from where" exactly)
- Woher soll ich das wissen? ― How should I know?
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Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German wār, whence also German wahr.
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Adjective edit
woher (comparative wohrer, superlative woherst)
Declension edit
| Declension of woher (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
| Weak inflection | nominative | woher | woher | woher | wohere |
| accusative | wohere | woher | woher | wohere | |
| dative | wohere | wohere | wohere | wohere | |
| Strong inflection | nominative | woherer | wohere | woheres | wohere |
| accusative | wohere | wohere | woheres | wohere | |
| dative | woherem | woherer | woherem | wohere | |
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