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	Quantitative
Masculine	Nominative	кой (koj)	какъ́в (kakǎ́v) ко́лкав (kólkav)	чий (čij)	ко́лко (kólko) колци́на (kolcína)
	Accusative	кого́ (kogó)
	Dative	кому́ (komú)
	Prepositional	с кого́ (s kogó)
Feminine	—	коя́ (kojá)	каква́ (kakvá) ко́лкава (kólkava)	чия́ (čijá)
Neuter	—	кое́ (koé) какво́ (kakvó) що (što)	какво́ (kakvó) ко́лкаво (kólkavo)	чие́ (čié)
Plural	—	кои́ (koí)	какви́ (kakví) ко́лкави (kólkavi)	чии́ (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

(deprecated template usage) ко́му • (kómu) m inan

1. dative singular of ко́м (kóm)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkomʊ]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 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