кој / која / кое / кои
Asking Which One
The question word кој means which. It changes to match its noun: Која книга сакаш? (Which book do you want?)
How It Works
In Question Words you met кој as who. Before a noun, it means which, and it agrees with that noun like an adjective:
- Кој автобус? (Which bus?), masculine
- Која книга? (Which book?), feminine
- Кое куче? (Which dog?), neuter
- Кои јазици? (Which languages?), plural
The word can also stand alone when the noun is clear: Кое е твоето куче? means Which one is your dog? Кои се тие? means Who are they?
With a preposition, the preposition comes first: Во која соба спиеш? (Which room do you sleep in?)
The same words also connect two parts of a sentence, like English who and which. That use is covered in Relative Clauses With Кој.
Examples (6)
- Која книга сакаш?
Which book do you want?
Книга is feminine, so the form is која.
- Кој автобус оди во центарот?
Which bus goes to the centre?
Автобус is masculine, so the form is кој.
- Кое е твоето куче?
Which one is your dog?
Куче is neuter, so the form is кое.
- Кои јазици зборуваш?
Which languages do you speak?
Јазици is plural, so the form is кои.
- Кои се тие луѓе?
Who are those people?
Кои asks about several people.
- Во која соба спиеш?
Which room do you sleep in?
The preposition во comes before која.
Common Mistakes
Using кој with every noun.
Кој книга сакаш?Која книга сакаш?Книга is feminine, so the question word must be feminine: која.
Using the singular form with a plural noun.
Кое јазици зборуваш?Кои јазици зборуваш?Јазици is plural, so use кои.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Which one adds agreement to кој.
Related Patterns
- каков / каква / каквоAsking What Kind
Asks what kind instead of which one.
Level 2 - чиј / чија / чие / чииAsking Whose
Another question word that agrees with its noun.
Level 2 - Relative кој / која / кое / коиRelative Clauses with Кој
The same words used to join two parts of a sentence.
Level 3 - кого / комуWhom and to Whom
The special forms of кој for whom and to whom.
Level 3
Words in This Pattern
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