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Czech
Etymology
Old Czech což. By surface analysis, co + -ž. Compare Polish cóż.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
což
- which
- Chtěl vynalézt perpetuum mobile, což není možné. ― He wanted to invent a perpetual motion machine, which is impossible.
Declension
Declension of což (sg-only inanimate pronoun)
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singular
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| nominative
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což
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| genitive
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čehož
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| dative
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čemuž
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| accusative
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což
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| vocative
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—
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| locative
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čemž
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| instrumental
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čímž
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Further reading
- “což”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “což”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “což”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *čьsože. Cognate with Upper Sorbian štož, Polish cóż, and Czech což.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
což
- whatever
- Což ty wěš, to ja teke wěm. ― Whatever you know, I know too.
Declension
Declension of což
| Case
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Form
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| Nominative
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což
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| Genitive
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cogož
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| Dative
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comuž
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| Accusative
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což
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| Instrumental
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cymž
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| Locative
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comž
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Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “což”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “což”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag