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кто

pronoundaily used word (top 100)A1
  • 1.

    who?

    Кто это сделал? - Who did this?

    Interrogative pronoun, question particle

  • 2.

    who

    Я знаю человека, кто тебе поможет. - I know a person who will help you.

    Relative pronoun, introducing a clause

Usage info

кто же: who

Examples

Declension

nom.nominative

кто

gen.genitive

кого́

dat.dative

кому́

acc.accusative

кого́

inst.instrumental

кем

prep.prepositional

ком

Typical usage

  • Basic questions: identity and selection

    • Кто э́то?

      Who is this?

    • Кто ты тако́й?

      Who are you (anyway)?

    • Кто он тако́й?

      Who is he, exactly?

    • Кто вы по профе́ссии?

      What’s your profession?

  • Key case patterns with кто

    • У кого́ есть ...?

      Who has ...?

    • К кому́ обраща́ться?

      Whom should I contact?

    • С кем ты рабо́таешь?

      Who do you work with?

    • О ком идёт речь?

      Who are we talking about?

  • Indefinite and negative forms

    • кто́-то

      someone

    • кто-нибу́дь

      anybody; someone (in questions/conditions)

    • кто́-либо

      anyone (formal/neutral)

    • никто́

      nobody; no one

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  • Michel edited translation and related words 5 months ago.
  • Michel edited word type, translation, usage info and declension 5 months ago.
  • drvuquangson edited usage info 3 years ago.
  • Dumbysol edited usage info 4 years ago.