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Etymology

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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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  • IPA(key): [xto]
  • Audio:(file)

Conjunction

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хто (xto)

  1. who

Pronoun

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хто (xto)

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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Carpathian Rusyn

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Etymology

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

Pronoun

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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?
    [1]

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Pannonian Rusyn

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈxtɔ]
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: хто

Conjunction

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хто (xto)

  1. who

Pronoun

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хто (xto)

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

Declension

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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
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pronouns

Further reading

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Russian

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Etymology

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Compare Ukrainian хто (xto).

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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хто (xto)

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

Pronoun

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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

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  • 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.

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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хто (xto)

  1. who

Pronoun

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хто (xto)

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

Declension

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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 ко́му, кім
kómu, kim
vocative

1 After prepositions.

Derived terms

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