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что

что

Russian

Conjunction

что (što) (invariable)

  1. that
    Я ду́маю, что он до́ма.Ja dúmaju, što on dóma. ― I think (that) he’s home.

Pronoun

что (što)

  1. (interrogative) what
    Что э́то?Što éto?What is this?
    Он не зна́ет, что э́то зна́чит.On ne znájet, što éto znáčit. ― He doesn’t know what this means.
  2. (nonstandard, relative) that, which
    Кни́га, что на столе́.Kníga, što na stolé. ― The book that is on the table.

Declension

Usage notes

  • In informal speech, the genitive form чего́ (čevó) often replaces the accusative and sometimes the nominative.

Synonyms

  • чё (čo) or чо (čo) (interrogative pronoun only, non-standard, highly colloquial but common, not used in writing)
    Ну чё, пошли́ что́ ли?Nu čó, pošlí štó li? ― Well, let's go!
    Чё он хо́чет от меня́?Čó on xóčet ot menjá? ― What (the ****) does he want from me?
  • шо (šo) (same as above, used in the South of European Russia or by Russian speakers in Ukraine)
  • кото́рый (kotóryj) (standard relative pronoun)

Related terms

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