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who

кто

Meaning of who

asks about a person

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EN-UK/huː/
EN-US/huː/
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who with Russian translation

who usage examples

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

Who is at the door?

Кто у двери?

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

Do you know who called last night?

Ты знаешь, кто звонил прошлой ночью?

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who belongs to the topic "Top 300". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

who
кто
I
you
he
she
it
we

who synonyms

Related words worth learning together

who
кто (тот же вопросительный/относительный местоименный смысл)
whom
кого, кому; объектная форма who, более формально
which
который, какой; выбирает из ограниченного круга вариантов
whose
чей; спрашивает о принадлежности, а не о личности напрямую
whoever
кто бы ни; любой человек, неважно какой
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🇬🇧en

кто (тот же вопросительный/относительный местоименный смысл)

A1Very Often

Who is at the door?

🇬🇧en

кого, кому; объектная форма who, более формально

A1Rarely

Whom did you call?

🇬🇧en

который, какой; выбирает из ограниченного круга вариантов

A1Very Often

Which of these people is your brother?

🇬🇧en

чей; спрашивает о принадлежности, а не о личности напрямую

A1Often

Whose book is this?

whoever
🇬🇧en

кто бы ни; любой человек, неважно какой

A1Rarely

Whoever arrives first can sit here.

🇬🇧en

кто-то; неопределённый конкретный человек

A1Very Often

Someone is calling you.

🇬🇧en

кто-то; почти то же, что someone, более разговорно

A1Often

Somebody left their bag here.

🇬🇧en

кто угодно; любой человек, в вопросах и отрицаниях

A1Very Often

Does anyone know the answer?

🇬🇧en

кто угодно; разговорный вариант anyone

A1Often

Anybody can join the club.

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What does who mean?

asks about a person

How do you pronounce who?

who is pronounced as /huː/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

How is who used in a sentence?

Who is at the door? Translation: Кто у двери?

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