кому

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See also: Komu, komu, and kömu

Bulgarian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [koˈmu]
  • (file)

Pronoun[edit]

кому́ (komúsg (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[edit]

The dative form is used only when кой (koj) is on its own (not in front of a noun) and refers to a person. It is considered dated and is often replaced by на (na) + the prepositional form:

На кого да пиша? На кого дадоха наградата?
Na kogo da piša? Na kogo dadoha nagradata?
To whom should I write? To whom did they give the award?

In informal Bulgarian the nominative form is often used instead of the prepositional:

На кой да пиша? На кой дадоха наградата.
Na koj da piša? Na koj dadoha nagradata.
To who should I write? To who did they give the award?

This usage is not standard.

Related terms[edit]

Macedonian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

кому (komu)

  1. Indirect object form of кој (koj).

Russian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

кому́ (komú)

  1. dative of кто (kto)

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ко́му (kómum inan

  1. dative singular of ко́м (kóm)

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ко́му (kómuf inan

  1. accusative singular of ко́ма (kóma)

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Pronoun[edit]

ко̀му (Latin spelling kòmu)

  1. to whom (dative)

Declension[edit]

Ukrainian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • кому́: IPA(key): [koˈmu]
  • ко́му: IPA(key): [ˈkɔmʊ]
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Pronoun[edit]

кому́ (komú)

  1. dative of хто (xto)

Pronoun[edit]

ко́му (kómu)

  1. locative of хто (xto)
    Alternative form: кім (kim)

Noun[edit]

ко́му (kómuf inan

  1. accusative singular of ко́ма (kóma)