кого

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈɡɔ]

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Pronoun

кого́ • (kogó) sg (interrogative)

1. accusative singular of кой (koj); whom, who (used as the direct object of a verb.)

   Кого поканиха?

   Kogo pokaniha?

   Whom did they invite?

   Попитах я кого е видяла.

   Popitah ja kogo e vidjala.

   I asked her who she had seen.

2. prepositional singular of кой (koj); whom, who (used as the object of a preposition.)

   С кого разговарям?

   S kogo razgovarjam?

   With whom am I speaking?

   На кого да пиша?

   Na kogo da piša?

   To whom should I write?

   Чудя се от кого беше писмото.

   Čudja se ot kogo beše pismoto.

   I wonder who the letter was from.

Usage notes

The accusative and prepositional forms are used only when кой is on its own (not in front of a noun) and refers to a person. In informal Bulgarian the nominative form is often used instead of the accusative and prepositional ones (Кой поканиха, с кой разговарям). This usage is not considered standard.

Related terms

Bulgarian interrogative pronouns

		Personal	Qualitative	Possessive	Quantitative
Masculine	Nominative	кой (koj)	какъ́в (kakǎ́v) ко́лкав (kólkav)	чий (čij)	ко́лко (kólko) колци́на (kolcína)
	Accusative	кого́ (kogó)
	Dative	кому́ (komú)
	Prepositional	с кого́ (s kogó)
Feminine	—	коя́ (kojá)	каква́ (kakvá) ко́лкава (kólkava)	чия́ (čijá)
Neuter	—	кое́ (koé) какво́ (kakvó) що (što)	какво́ (kakvó) ко́лкаво (kólkavo)	чие́ (čié)
Plural	—	кои́ (koí)	какви́ (kakví) ко́лкави (kólkavi)	чии́ (čií)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɡɔ]

Pronoun

кого • (kogo)

1. Direct object form of кој (koj).

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈvo] (phonetic respelling: ково́)
• Rhymes: -o

Pronoun

кого́ • (kovó)

1. accusative/genitive of кто (kto)

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kobga. Cognate to Turkish kova, etc.

Noun

кого • (kogo)

1. bucket

References

• Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 273

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔˈɦɔ]
• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɦɔ]

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Pronoun

кого́ or ко́го • (kohó or kóho)

1. accusative/genitive of хто (xto)

Usage notes

The alternative form ко́го (with stress retraction onto the first syllable) is used after prepositions.