whom [brit. angl. huːm, am. angl. hum]ZAIM.When used as an interrogative pronoun, whom is translated by chi. - When used as a relative pronoun, whom is translated by either the invariable form che or one of the variable forms il quale/la quale/i quali/le quali according to the number and gender of the noun the relative pronoun refers to: the new student, whom we met yesterday for the first time, comes from Spain = la nuova studentessa, che abbiamo incontrato ieri per la prima volta, viene dalla Spagna. - As both an interrogative and a relative pronoun, whom is only used in very formal English, and who is usually employed in its place: see the relevant examples in the entry who
