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какво

/[kɐˈkvɔ]/
Bulgarianprondet

Grammatical form

какво is the neuter singular form of какъ́в ; what, what kind of, what sort of, what type of.

Definitions

  1. 1.
    what (used to ask for information about a thing or an animal)
    • Какво е това?

      Kakvo e tova?What is that?

    • Какво правиш тук?

      Kakvo praviš tuk?What are you doing here?

    • Какво ти е?

      Kakvo ti e?What's the matter with you?

  2. 2.
    what (used to introduce a noun or an adjectival clause.)
    • Не зная какво да правя.

      Ne znaja kakvo da pravja.I don't know what to do.

    • Незнанието, какво се е случило, ни измъчваше.

      Neznanieto, kakvo se e slučilo, ni izmǎčvaše.Not knowing what had happened was torture to us.

  3. 3.
    what (used when one has not heard or has not understood something.)
    • Какво? Говори по-високо!

      Kakvo? Govori po-visoko!What? Speak up!

  4. 4.
    what (used to express surprise or disbelief.)
    • A: Ще струва $1000. B: Какво?

      A: Šte struva $1000. B: Kakvo?A: It will cost $1000. B: What?

Etymology

See какъв (kakǎv).

Forms

  • какво́canonical
  • kakvóromanization

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