который
/[kɐˈtorɨj]/
Russianpron
Definitions
- 1.what, which (among a specific series)
Кото́рую кни́гу вы хоти́те?
Kotóruju knígu vy xotíte? — Which book do you want?
Кото́рый час?
Kotóryj čas? — What time is it?
- 2.which, that, who, whom
Я хочу́ кни́гу, кото́рая лежи́т на столе́.
Ja xočú knígu, kotóraja ležít na stolé. — I want the book that is on the table.
Соединились наши орбиты. Мы видим мир, которого нет.
Obezoružena — Our orbits joined. We see the world which doesn't exist
- 3.not the first, more than one
уже́ кото́рый день
užé kotóryj denʹ — for days now / for more than a day now
уже́ кото́рый раз
užé kotóryj raz — more than once now
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic которꙑи (kotoryi), from Proto-Slavic *kotorъjь, *koterъjь, definite of **kotorъ, **koterъ, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷóteros.
Forms
- кото́рыйcanonical • masculine
- kotóryjromanization
- кото́рыйmasculine • nominative
- кото́роеneuter • nominative
- кото́раяfeminine • nominative
- кото́рогоgenitive • masculine • neuter
- кото́ройfeminine • genitive
- кото́ромуdative • masculine • neuter
- кото́ройdative • feminine
- кото́рогоaccusative • animate • masculine
- кото́роеaccusative • neuter
- кото́руюaccusative • feminine
- кото́рыйaccusative • inanimate • masculine
- кото́рымinstrumental • masculine • neuter
- кото́ройfeminine • instrumental
- кото́роюfeminine • instrumental
- кото́ромmasculine • neuter • prepositional
- кото́ройfeminine • prepositional
- кото́рыйdated • masculine • nominative
- кото́роеdated • neuter • nominative
- кото́раяdated • feminine • nominative
- кото́рагоdated • genitive • masculine • neuter
- кото́ройdated • feminine • genitive
- кото́рыхъdated • feminine • genitive • masculine • neuter
- кото́ромуdated • dative • masculine • neuter
- кото́ройdated • dative • feminine
- кото́рымъdated • dative • feminine • masculine • neuter
- кото́рагоaccusative • animate • dated • masculine
- кото́роеaccusative • dated • neuter
- кото́руюaccusative • dated • feminine
- кото́рыхъaccusative • animate • dated • feminine • masculine • neuter
- кото́рыйaccusative • dated • inanimate • masculine
- кото́рымъdated • instrumental • masculine • neuter
- кото́ройdated • feminine • instrumental
- кото́роюdated • feminine • instrumental
- кото́рымиdated • feminine • instrumental • masculine • neuter
- кото́ромъdated • masculine • neuter • prepositional
- кото́ройdated • feminine • prepositional
- кото́рыхъdated • feminine • masculine • neuter • prepositional
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | — | кото́рые, кото́рыя |
| Genitive | — | кото́рых |
| Dative | — | кото́рым |
| Accusative | — | кото́рых, кото́рые, кото́рыя |
| Instrumental | — | кото́рыми |
| Prepositional | — | кото́рых |
Nominative
Singular
—
Plural
кото́рые, кото́рыя
Genitive
Singular
—
Plural
кото́рых
Dative
Singular
—
Plural
кото́рым
Accusative
Singular
—
Plural
кото́рых, кото́рые, кото́рыя
Instrumental
Singular
—
Plural
кото́рыми
Prepositional
Singular
—
Plural
кото́рых