Bulgarian

Pronoun

какво • ‎(kakvó) n ‎(interrogative)

1. what (used to ask for information about a thing or an animal.)

   Какво е това?‎

   Kakvo e tova?

   What is that?

   Какво правиш тук?‎

   Kakvo praviš tuk?

   What are you doing here?

   Какво ти е?‎

   Kakvo ti e?

   What's the matter with you?

   За какво ти е?‎

   Za kakvo ti e?

   What do you need it for?

   Какво те ухапа?‎

   Kakvo te uhapa?

   What bit you?

2. (as a conjunction) what (used to introduce a noun or an adjectival clause.)

   Не зная какво да правя.‎

   Ne znaja kakvo da pravja.

   I don't know what to do.

   Незнанието, какво се е случило, ни измъчваше.‎

   Neznanieto, kakvo se e slučilo, ni izmǎčvaše.

   Not knowing what had happened was torture to us.

3. (as a particle) what (used when one has not heard or has not understood something.)

   Какво? Говори по-високо!‎

   Kakvo? Govori po-visoko!

   What? Speak up!

4. (as a particle) what (used to express surprise or disbelief.)

   A: Ще струва $1000.
   B: Какво?‎

   A: Šte struva $1000.
   B: Kakvo?

   A: It will cost $1000.
   B: What?

5. neuter singular of какъв ‎(kakǎv); what, what kind of, what sort of, what type of.

   Какво вино върви с пилешко?‎

   Kakvo vino vǎrvi s pileško?

   What kind of wine goes with chicken?

   Какво отвратително време!‎

   Kakvo otvratitelno vreme!

   What awful weather!

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