aký / aká / aké

What Kind of: Aký

Level 2

Use aký for what kind or what ... like. It agrees with the noun, like an adjective: Aký film? Aká izba? Aké počasie?

How It Works

Aký asks what something is like or what kind of thing it is. Choose the form that matches the noun:

  • aký with masculine nouns: Aký je to film? (What kind of film is it?)
  • aká with feminine nouns: Aká je tvoja izba? (What is your room like?)
  • aké with neuter nouns: Aké je počasie? (What is the weather like?)

Aký also changes for case, with the same endings as pekný: akého, akej, akému, akú, akom, akým, akou. For example: Akú hudbu počúvaš? (What kind of music do you listen to?) V akom meste bývaš? (What town do you live in?)

In the plural, use aké for most nouns and akí for groups of men: Aké sú tie topánky? (What are those shoes like?) Akí sú tvoji susedia? (What are your neighbours like?)

Aký, ktorý or čo? Aký asks about qualities or type. Ktorý asks you to pick one from a known group. Čo stands alone for a thing and does not go in front of a noun: Čo čítaš? but Akú knihu čítaš?

Aký can also start an exclamation: Aký krásny deň! (What a beautiful day!)

Examples (6)

  1. Aký je to film?

    What kind of film is it?

    Film is masculine, so the form is aký.

  2. Aká je tvoja izba?

    What is your room like?

    Izba is feminine, so the form is aká.

  3. Aké je dnes počasie?

    What is the weather like today?

    Počasie is neuter, so the form is aké.

  4. Akú hudbu rád počúvaš?

    What kind of music do you like to listen to?

    Hudba is the object, so aká changes to the accusative akú.

  5. V akom meste bývaš?

    What town do you live in?

    After v, aký takes the locative form akom.

  6. Aký krásny deň!

    What a beautiful day!

    Aký can start an exclamation.

Common Mistakes

  • Not matching aký to the noun's gender.

    Aký je tvoja izba?
    Aká je tvoja izba?

    Izba is feminine, so the question word must be aká.

  • Using čo in front of a noun.

    Čo hudbu počúvaš?
    Akú hudbu počúvaš?

    Čo cannot describe a noun. To ask what kind of music, use a form of aký.

  • Forgetting to change aký for case.

    V aký meste bývaš?
    V akom meste bývaš?

    After v with the locative, aký becomes akom, just like v peknom meste.

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aký / aká / akéLevel 2What Kind of: Aký

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Before What Kind Of: aký, learn Adjective Agreement and Who and What. aký agrees with its noun like an adjective. aký is a question word like kto and čo.

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