को Meaning Who
Asking Who
को means who.
How It Works
को is the word for who. It asks about people only.
| Question | Meaning |
|---|---|
| उहाँ को हुनुहुन्छ? | Who is that person? (respect) |
| यो को हो? | Who is this? |
| घरमा को छ? | Who is at home? |
| यहाँ को बस्छ? | Who lives here? |
The respect of the verb depends on the person you are asking about: उहाँ को हुनुहुन्छ? is respectful, while ऊ को हो? is plain.
Do not confuse this को with the marker को that means of. The marker is joined to a noun, as in रामको घर. The question word को stands alone. To ask whose, use कसको (Level 2): यो कसको किताब हो?
To ask about several people, say को-को: घरमा को-को छन्? means who are all at home?
Examples (5)
- उहाँ को हुनुहुन्छ?
Who is she or he?
को asks about a person, and the verb is respectful.
- यो को हो?
Who is this?
को replaces the name or the relationship.
- घरमा को छ?
Who is at home?
को asks who is in a place.
- यहाँ को बस्छ?
Who lives here?
को is the doer of the verb.
- को जान्छ?
Who is going?
The verb follows the person asked about.
Common Mistakes
Using को for whose.
यो को किताब हो?यो कसको किताब हो?को alone means who. To ask whose, use कसको.
How It Connects
Learn This First
को asks who and works like के in the sentence.
Related Patterns
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Patterns that build on this one.
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