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кой

common #441B1
adjective
  • 1.

    any, no

    Ни в ко́ем слу́чае не открыва́й дверь.

    On no account open the door.

    Almost only in the set phrase «ни в коем случае» 'on no account'.

  • 2.

    what for

    На кой мне лосьо́н?

    What do I need a lotion for?

    Only in colloquial «на кой?», «на кой чёрт?» 'what the hell for?'.

  • 3.

    (rarewhich, that

    Дом, в ко́ем он жил, давно́ снесли́.

    The house in which he lived was pulled down long ago.

    Archaic and bookish; modern Russian uses «который».

Examples

Declension

mmasculineffemininenneuterplplural
Nom.Nominative

ко́й

ко́я

ко́е

ко́и

Gen.Genitive

ко́его

ко́ей

ко́его

ко́их

Dat.Dative

ко́ему

ко́ей

ко́ему

ко́им

Acc.Accusative

ко́й

ко́его

ко́ю

ко́е

ко́и

ко́их

Inst.Instrumental

ко́им

ко́ей

ко́ею

ко́им

ко́ими

Prep.Prepositional

ко́ем

ко́ей

ко́ем

ко́их

Comparatives

-

Short forms

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Typical usagePRO

  • Indefinites with кой-

    • ко́й-кто

      someone; some people

    • ко́й-кого́

      one or two people (as object); a few folks

    • ко́й-како́й

      some; not very good

    • ко́й-каки́е

      some (plural); a few (not great)

  • Idioms and set phrases

    • в кои́-то ве́ки

      for once; at long last

    • за кои́ грехи́?

      What did I do to deserve this?

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Fixed expressions

Word familyкойPRO

  • койany; what for; which
    adjective
  • ко́йкаbunk; hospital bed
    nounfeminine

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  • Iron edited translation 5 days ago.
  • Iron edited translation 5 days ago.
  • Lisa edited comparative forms and related words 10 months ago.
  • Lisa edited comparative forms and related words 10 months ago.