хто

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Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъto, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos-tod, (compare *kʷís). Cognates include Ukrainian хто (xto), Russian кто (kto) and Polish kto.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

хто • (xto)

  1. who

Pronoun

хто • (xto)

  1. who (relative pronoun)
  2. who (interrogative pronoun)

Declension

Declension of хто (sg-only)
singular
nominative хто
xto
genitive каго́
kahó
dative каму́
kamú
accusative каго́
kahó
instrumental кім
kim
locative кім
kim

Derived terms

See also

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъto, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos-tod, (compare *kʷís).

Pronoun

хто • (xto)

  1. who (relative pronoun)
    Хто мат інтерес зачати ся учіти русиньскый списовный язык?
    Xto mat interes začaty sja učity rusynʹskŷj spysovnŷj jazŷk?
    Who is interested in studying the official Rusyn language?

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Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak chto, from Proto-Slavic *kъto. Cognates include Kashubian chto, Polish and Slovak kto, Belarusian and Ukrainian хто (xto).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

хто (xto)

  1. who

Pronoun

хто (xto)

  1. (interrogative) who
  2. (relative) who

Declension

Declension of хто
singular plural
nominative хто (xto) —
genitive кого (koho) —
dative кому (komu) —
accusative кого (koho) —
instrumental ким (kim) —
locative ким / кому (kim / komu) —
vocative — —
pronouns

Further reading

Russian

Etymology

Compare Ukrainian хто (xto).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

хто • (xto)

  1. (proscribed, low colloquial, nonstandard, Ukraine, Belarus, Southern Russia) who, non-standard form of кто (kto)

Pronoun

хто • (xto)

  1. (proscribed, colloquial, nonstandard, Ukraine, Belarus, Southern Russia) who, non-standard form of кто (kto)
    Ну хто тебе́ тако́е сказа́л?!
    Nu xto tebé takóje skazál?!
    Who on earth told you this?!

Usage notes

  • The term is typical for Surzhyk, Balachka or Trasyanka regionalisms.
  • Seldom used in writing, only to convey the actual pronunciation of people, e.g. the accent of Don or Kuban Cossacks, Ukrainian/Belarusian speakers or Russian speakers in Ukraine or Belarus.

Declension

Declension of хто  
singular
nominative хто́
xtó
genitive кого́
kovó
dative кому́
komú
accusative кого́
kovó
instrumental ке́м
kém
prepositional ко́м
kóm

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъto, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos-tod, (compare *kʷís).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

хто • (xto)

  1. who

Pronoun

хто • (xto)

  1. who (relative pronoun)
  2. who (interrogative pronoun)

Declension

Declension of хто
(sg-only)
singular
nominative хто
xto
genitive кого́, ко́го1
kohó, kóho1
dative кому́
komú
accusative кого́, ко́го1
kohó, kóho1
instrumental ким
kym
locative кому́, ко́му1, кім
komú, kómu1, kim
vocative хто
xto

1 After a preposition.

Derived terms

Further reading

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