को
ko
The Nepali word for "who" is को (ko).
को is an interrogative pronoun used to ask about the identity of a person.
Meaning: who? (interrogative pronoun) (pron)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word को is used for both singular and plural subjects when asking "who".
How do you pronounce it?
ko
Did you know?
- In Nepali, the word को can also function as a possessive marker like 'of' or 's', meaning it can mean 'who' in a question and 'of' in a statement.
- The word को is a cognate of the Hindi word कौन, both descending from the Sanskrit word कः, which has been used to ask 'who' for millennia.
- Nepali allows the word को to be placed at the very end of a sentence, which differs from the standard English structure where 'who' usually starts the question.
Examples in context
- यो टम को हो?Who is this Tom?This sentence is useful for identifying a person named Tom using को.Tatoeba #11885885 by taro, translation #2575362 by dipdowel
- तिमी को हौ, साथी?Who are you, friend?This sentence is useful for asking a friend who they are using को.Tatoeba #11862033 by taro, translation #3349931 by LanguageExpert
- ती वृद्धा को हुन्?Who is that old woman?This sentence is useful for asking about the identity of an old woman using को.Tatoeba #12054737 by taro, translation #67781 by CK
- प्रहरीले कसलाई पक्राउ गर्छन्?Whom do the police arrest?
- राष्ट्रपतिले कसलाई नेतृत्वमा नियुक्त गर्नुभयो?Whom did the President appoint as the leader?
- कसको छोरो हो यो?Whose son is this?
- कसले कम्पनीमा काम गर्दछ?Who works at the company?
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Example conversation
Pratiksha and Dipesh are at a party meeting new people.
- प्रतिक्षा Pratikshaउनी को हुन्?Uni ko hun?Who is she?
- दिपेश Dipeshउनी मेरो साथी हुन्।Uni mero sathi hun.She is my friend.
- प्रतिक्षा Pratikshaको आएको छ?Ko aaeko cha?Who has come?
- दिपेश Dipeshधेरै मान्छेहरू आएका छन्।Dherai mancheharu aaeka chan.Many people have come.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
