koga čega kome čemu

Ko and Šta in the Cases

Level 3

Ko and šta take case endings: koga, kome, kim and čega, čemu, čim.

How It Works

The question words decline too.

Casepeople (ko)things (šta)
nominativekošta
genitivekogačega
dativekomečemu
accusativekogašta
locativekomečemu
instrumentalkimčim

Choose by the verb or preposition: Koga zoveš? Kome pišeš? S kim ideš u grad? O čemu pričaš? Čega se sjećaš?

The answer uses the same case as the question: Koga zoveš? is answered with Zovem Amira., and Kome pišeš? with Pišem Lejli.

The longer instrumental forms kime and čime are also heard. Whatever verb takes a case in a sentence also takes it in the question.

Examples (4)

  1. Koga zoveš?

    Who are you calling?

    Koga is the accusative.

  2. Kome pišeš?

    Who are you writing to?

    Kome is the dative.

  3. S kim ideš u grad?

    Who are you going to town with?

    S needs kim.

  4. O čemu pričaš?

    What are you talking about?

    O takes the locative čemu.

Common Mistakes

  • Learners use ko after a preposition.

    S ko govoriš?
    S kim govoriš?

    After s, ko takes the instrumental: kim.

How It Connects

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koga čega kome čemuLevel 3Ko and Šta in the Cases

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Question words change with case.

Words in This Pattern

kogakomekimčegačemučim