The Russian interrogative pronouns kto (who) and chto (what) change according to case. The interrogative pronouns kakoj (which, what kind) and chej (whose) change according to gender, number, and case.

Table 3-8Declension of interrogative pronouns kto and chto

Nominative	kto	chto
Accusative	kogo	chto
Dative	komu	chemu
Prepositional	kom	chiom
Genitive	kogo	chego
Instrumental	kem	chem

In questions, verbs agreeing with kto are used in masculine, and verbs agreeing with chto are used in neuter: Kto napisal? Chto upalo?

Table 3-9Gender and plural forms of the interrogative pronouns kakoj and chej

Masculine	kakoj	chej
Feminine	kakaia	ch'ia
Neuter	kakoe	ch'io
Plural	kakie	ch'i

The Interrogative pronouns kakoj and chej are declined like adjectives.

Exercise 32: Changing the Pronouns

Match the interrogative pronouns kakoj and chej with the nouns listed.

1. dozhd 2. strana 3. stol 4. ploshchad' 5. druz'ia 6. telefon 7. veshchi 8. plat'e

Exercise 33: Asking Questions

Ask questions about the following phrases. If it's a regular adjective, ask Kakoj? If it's a possessive adjective or a possessive pronoun, ask Chej? Remember to agree the interrogative pronouns with each noun's gender and number.

1. bol'shoe okno

2. moia rabota

3. krasivyj sobo

4. tvoio pis'mo

5. dorogie podarki

6. ikh deti

7. maminy knigi

8. vashe imia

Exercise 34: Who or What?

Ask questions to get the underlined words in each sentence as the response. Remember to use each interrogative pronoun in the appropriate case.

1. My podarili podarok babushke.

2. Ia uvidela Lenu.

3. Roditeli gordiatsia svoim synom.

4. Mal'shik risuet solntse.

5. Ona boitsia grozy.

6. Ia pozvonil vrachu.

7. Oni risuiut karandashom.

8. Ona poshla v pokhod s druz'iami.

Exercise 35: Asking Questions

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Listen to the speaker. Ask questions to the sentences read by the speaker using interrogative pronouns kto or chto. Remember to agree the verbs with the interrogative pronouns.

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