Question words: шта, ко, где and more
The rule
Pitanja
The part of the grammar page this lesson drills — read it here, then use it.
Question words
The core set: ко (who), шта (what), где (where), кад(а) (when), како (how), зашто (why), колико (how much/how many) - see the table below for examples. Each word starts the clause, immediately followed by the verb.
Two question words also agree with the noun they modify: који/која/које (which) and чији/чија/чије (whose) change ending to match the noun's gender and number - see the table below for који/која/које in each gender.
Ко always takes a singular, masculine-style verb form, regardless of who is actually being asked about - Ко је дошао? (Who came?) keeps дошао even when asking about a woman, never дошла.
| Word | Example |
|---|---|
| ko | Ko je to? |
| šta | Šta radiš? |
| gde | Gde živiš? |
| kad(a) | Kad dolaziš? |
| kako | Kako si? |
| zašto | Zašto plačeš? |
| koliko | Koliko košta? |