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который

/[kɐˈtorɨj]/
Russianpron

Definitions

  1. 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. 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.

      ObezoruženaOur orbits joined. We see the world which doesn't exist

  3. 3.
    not the first, more than one
    • уже́ кото́рый день

      užé kotóryj denʹfor days now / for more than a day now

    • уже́ кото́рый раз

      užé kotóryj razmore 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
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

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