какво

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Bulgarian

Etymology

See какъв (kakǎv).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

какво́ (kakvó) (interrogative)

  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?
    За какво ти е?
    Za kakvo ti e?
    What do you need it for?
    Какво те ухапа?
    Kakvo te uhapa?
    What bit you?
  2. (as a conjunction) 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. (as a particle) what (used when one has not heard or has not understood something.)
    Какво? Говори по-високо!
    Kakvo? Govori po-visoko!
    What? Speak up!
  4. (as a particle) 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?

Determiner

какво́ (kakvón sg

  1. neuter singular of какъ́в (kakǎ́v); what, what kind of, what sort of, what type of
    Какво вино върви с пилешко?
    Kakvo vino vǎrvi s pileško?
    What kind of wine goes with chicken?
    Какво отвратително време!
    Kakvo otvratitelno vreme!
    What awful weather!

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