kuris / kuri

Which with Kuris

Level 2

Kuri knyga tavo? Which book is yours? · Kuris iš jūsų? Which of you?

How It Works

Choosing from a group. Use kuris when the options are known: Kuri knyga tavo – raudona ar mėlyna? (Which book is yours, the red one or the blue one?) Use koks when you ask about the kind or quality: Kokią knygą skaitai? (What kind of book are you reading?)

The forms.
kuris, kurio, kuriam, kurį, kuriuo, kuriame · kuri, kurios, kuriai, kurią, kuria, kurioje
Plural: kurie, kurių, kuriems, kuriuos, kuriais, kuriuose · kurios, kurių, kurioms, kurias, kuriomis, kuriose

Following the noun's case. The question word takes whatever case its noun needs: Kuriame name gyveni? (Which building do you live in? – locative), Kuriam draugui skambini? (Which friend are you calling? – dative), Su kuriuo draugu eini? (Which friend are you going with? – instrumental).

Which of you. Use iš with the genitive plural to name the group: Kuris iš jūsų kalba lietuviškai? (Which of you speaks Lithuanian?) Kurią iš šių suknelių pirksi? (Which of these dresses will you buy?)

Which in order. To ask about a position in a row, such as a floor or a time, Lithuanian also uses kelintas: Kelintame aukšte gyveni? See ordinal numbers. Kuris also joins relative clauses, as in knyga, kurią skaitau (the book that I am reading).

Examples (6)

  1. Kuri knyga tavo?

    Which book is yours?

  2. Kuriame aukšte gyveni?

    Which floor do you live on?

    Word by Word: In-which floor live-you?

    Aukšte is locative, so kuris becomes kuriame.

  3. Kuris iš jūsų kalba lietuviškai?

    Which of you speaks Lithuanian?

  4. Kurio pyrago nori – obuolių ar vyšnių?

    Which cake do you want, apple or cherry?

  5. Kuriomis dienomis dirbi?

    Which days do you work?

  6. Su kuriuo draugu eini į kiną?

    Which friend are you going to the cinema with?

Common Mistakes

  • Not matching the gender of the noun.

    Kuris knyga tavo?
    Kuri knyga tavo?

    Knyga is feminine, so the question word is kuri.

  • Using the wrong case for the question word.

    Kurį aukšte gyveni?
    Kuriame aukšte gyveni?

    Kurį is accusative. With locative aukšte, use the locative kuriame.

  • Using the nominative for a group after iš.

    Kuris iš jūs žino atsakymą?
    Kuris iš jūsų žino atsakymą?

    Iš takes the genitive, so "of you" is iš jūsų.

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kuris / kuriLevel 2Which with Kuris

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Kuris asks for one member of a known choice set and agrees with its noun.

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