Translation of Slovak word "kto" to English
kto
/ktɔ/
Meaning
PronounWhat person or people; which person or people; asks for the identity of someone; used in a direct or indirect question.
How to use
Animate interrogative and relative pronoun meaning 'who'. Declined as: nominative 'kto', genitive/accusative 'koho', dative 'komu', locative 'o kom', instrumental 'kým'. When serving as the grammatical subject, it strictly requires a singular masculine predicate verb agreement (e.g. 'Kto to povedal?' - Who said that?).
🇬🇧 English
who
Example sentence
Kto je to?
Who is it?
Kto si ty?
Who are you?
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🦊 Use this word in a live AI conversationCommon phrases
- Kto z koho?— Who will beat whom? / A battle of wits
- Kto hľadá, ten nájde.— Seek and you shall find (proverb)
- Kto skôr príde, ten skôr melie.— First come, first served (proverb)
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What does the Slovak word "kto" mean?▼
The Slovak word "kto" means "who" in English.
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Yes, here is a practical example: "Kto je to?" (which translates as "Who is it?").
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