Interrogative pronoun какой
(what -sort of )
The
pronoun какой? agrees with the nouns they qualify in gender, number and
case and are declined as adjectives (какой
as большой)
The
interrogative pronoun какой is used to put question to adjective of a noun. The
gender, number and case in which какой to be used is determined by the gender, number and case
of the noun.
Nominative Case
Какой qualifies the
noun of masculine gender.
Какой язык?
Which language?
Английский
язык.
English
language
Какая qualifies the
noun of feminine gender.
Какая сегодня погода?
What sort of climate is today?
Сегодня хорошая погода.
It is a good climate today.
Какое qualifies the noun
of neuter gender. .
Какое у вас настроение?
What is your mood?
У меня
прекрасное
настроение?
I am in a good mood.
Какие qualifies the
plural noun.
Какие там студенты?
Which students are there?
Там иностранные студенты.
There are foreign students.
Prepositional Case
Declension of the question
words
какой/какое.
The
interrogative words
какой and какое
used to put question to adjective qualifying
singular masculine and neuter gender nouns decline as follows:
какой and какое - в/на/о каком ... ?
which or what sort of -
in/on/at/about which or what sort of …?
Какой это институт?
Which institute is that?
В каком
институте
учится Сунил?
Which institute Sunil is studying in?
Какое это здание?
Which
building is that?
В
каком здании
находится
музей?
Which
building the museum is situated in?
The
question words какая.
The
interrogative word
какая used to put
question to adjective qualifying singular feminine noun declines as follows:
какая - в/на/о какой
which/what sort of - in/on/about which/what sort of
О какой
машине думает Арун?
Which car Arun is thinking about?
Declension of the question
word какие.
The
interrogative word
какие used to put
question to adjective qualifying plural noun of all the genders declines as
follows:
какие
- в/на/о каких ... ?
which/what sort of - in/on/at/about which/what sort of …?
О каких институтах
пишется в
этой статье.
Which institutes are written in this article about?
Accusative Case
(Adjective
qualifying noun referring to Living being)
The question word
какой.
The question word
какой
declines as
follows:
какой – какого
Какого человека
Нина встртил?
What sort of/Which man has Nina met?
The question word
какая.
The question word
какая declines as какую.
какая – какую
Какую
певицу ждут
зрители?
Which singer is the audience
waiting for?
The question word
какое.
The question word
какое does NOT decline.
Какое письмо Арун получил?
What sort of/Which letter Arun has received
The question word
какие.
The question word
какие declines as каких.
Каких людей Нина
встретил в
клубе?
What sort of people has Nina met in the club?
Accusative Case
Non-living
Какой is used for putting
question to adjective qualifying the non-living noun of masculine gender.
Какой
язык вы
знаете?
Which language you know?
Я знаю английский язык.
I know English language.
Какую is used for putting
question to adjective qualifying non-living noun of feminine gender.
Какую
книгу
вы читаете?
Which book you read?
Я читаю интересную книгу.
I am reading an interesting book.
Какое is used for putting
question to adjective qualifying the non-living noun of neuter gender.
Какое стихотворение вы читаете?
Which poem you read?
Я
читаю интересное
стихотворение.
I am reading an interesting poem.
Какие is used for putting
question to adjective qualifying the non-living plural noun.
Какие стихотворения вы читаете?
Which poem you read?
Я читаю интересные стихотворения.
I am reading an interesting poem.
Genitive Case
Какой and какое used for putting question to adjective qualifying the nouns of
masculine and neuter genders decline as какого.
У
какого
студента
есть этот
учебник?
Which student has the text book?
Против
какого
здания
находится
ваш дом?
Opposite to which building is your
apartment?
У
какой
студентки
есть этот
учебник?
Which student has the text book?
У
каких
студентов
есть этот
учебник?
Which students have the text book?
Dative Case
The
Question word какой and
какое
The
Question word какой and какое used to put question to the
adjective qualifying singular nouns of masculine and neuter genders decline as follows:
какой and
какое – какому
which,
what sort of, etc
какой студент
– какому
студенту
which student …
Какому
студенту Винот
объясняет о городе?
Which student does Vinod explain
about the city?
какое
общежитие–
какому
общежитию.
which
hostel
К какому общежитию
подойдёт
Джон?
Which is the hostel John
approaching to?
The
Question word
какая
The
Question word какая used to put question to the
adjective qualifying Feminine noun declines as follows:
какая – какой
which,
what sort of, etc
какая школа
– какой
школе.
which
school
К какой школе подойдёт
Джон?
Which is the school John
approaching to?
The
Question word
какие
The
Question word какие is used to put question to the
adjective qualifying PLURAL noun of all the three genders.
какие – каким
which,
what sort of, etc
какие студенты – каким студентам
which students …
Каким
студентам
интитут
раздаёт
удостоверение
личности?
Which student does the institute
issues identity card to?
Instrumental
Case
Question words
какой and какое
The
question words какой and какое used
for putting question to the adjectives qualifying the singular
nouns of masculine and neuter genders respectively decline as follows:
какой – какое – каким
which,
what sort of, etc
какой студент
– каким
студентом
which student …
С каким
студентом Винот
познакомился
вчера.
Which student did Vinod meet
yesterday?
какое предложение
– каким
предложением
which
hostel
С каким предложением
соглосился
директор?
Which proposal did the director
agree with?
Question
word
какая.
The
question word какая
used
to put question to the adjective qualifying singular feminine noun declines as
follows:
какая – какой
which,
what sort of, etc
какая вода – какой водой.
which
water
Какой водой
медсестра
чистила
ранение?
What sort of water the nurse clean
the wound with?
Question
word какие.
The
question word какие used for putting question to the adjective qualifying plural noun of all
the genders declines as follows:
какие – какими
which,
what sort of, etc
какие студенты – какими
студентами
which students …
С
какими
студентами вы
встретились?
Which students did you meet?