Bulgarian

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

Macedonian

Pronoun

кому • ‎(komu)

1. Indirect object form of кој ‎(koj).

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkomʊ]

Noun

ко́му • ‎(kómu) m inan

1. dative singular of ко́м ‎(kóm)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkomʊ]

Noun

ко́му • ‎(kómu) f inan

1. accusative singular of ко́ма ‎(kóma)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈmu]

Pronoun

кому́ • ‎(komú)

1. dative singular of кто ‎(kto)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

ко̀му ‎(Latin spelling kòmu)

1. to whom (dative)

Declension