кому

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈmu/

Pronoun

кому • (komú) sg (interrogative)

1. (dated) dative singular of кой (koj); to whom, for whom, whom (used as the indirect object of a verb.)

   Кому да пиша?

   Komu da piša?

   To whom should I write?

   Кому дадоха наградата?

   Komu dadoha nagradata?

   To whom was the award given?

   Кому е нужно?

   Komu e nužno?

   Who needs it?

   Няма кому да се оплача.

   Njama komu da se oplača.

   There is no one to complain to.

Usage notes

The dative form is used only when кой is on its own (not in front of a noun) and refers to a person. Moreover, it is dated and is replaced by на + the prepositional form (На кого да пиша, на кого дадоха наградата). In informal Bulgarian the nominative form is often used instead of the prepositional (На кой да пиша, на кой дадоха наградата). This usage is not considered standard.

Related terms

Bulgarian interrogative pronouns

		Personal	Qualitative	Possessive	Quantative
Masculine	Nominative	кой (koj)	какъв (kakǎ̀v) колкав (kólkav)	чий (čij)	колко (kólko) колцина (kolcína)
	Accusative	кого (kogó)
	Dative	кому (komú)
	Prepositional	с кого (s kogó)
Feminine	—	коя (kojá)	каква (kakvá) колкава (kólkava)	чия (čijá)
Neuter	—	кое (koé) какво (kakvó) що (što)	какво (kakvó) колкаво (kólkavo)	чие (čié)
Plural	—	кои (koí)	какви (kakví) колкави (kólkavi)	чии (čií)

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Macedonian

Pronoun

кому • (komu)

1. Indirect object form of кој (koj).

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Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈmu]

Pronoun

кому́ • (komú)

1. dative of кто (kto)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkomʊ]

Noun

ко́му • (kómu) m inan

1. dative singular of ко́м (kóm)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkomʊ]

Noun

ко́му • (kómu) f inan

1. accusative singular of ко́ма (kóma)

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒmu/
• Hyphenation: ко‧му

Pronoun

ко̀му (Latin spelling kòmu)

1. to whom (dative)

Declension

Declension of кому

	singular/plural
nominative	тко̏, ко̏
genitive	ко̀га, ко̏г
dative	ко̀му, ко̀ме, kȍm
accusative	ко̀га, ко̏г
vocative	—
locative	ко̀м, ко̀ме
instrumental	ки̑м, ки́ме