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Study Resource: Forms of какой and чей

By: Olga Maroz
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These activities are part of our Russian Grammar series. The skills we are practicing here are covered in our article:

Case

Number/Gender

какой

kakoy

what (kind)

чей

chyei

whose

Nominative

masculine

какой[kaKOY]
чей[chyei]

feminine

какая[kaKAya]
чья[chya]

neuter

какое[kaKOye]
чьё[chyo]

plural

какие[kaKEEye]
чьи[chyee]

Accusative

inanimate

masculine

какой[kaKOY]
чей[chyei]

feminine

какую[kaKOOyu]
чью[chyu]

neuter

какое[kaKOye]
чьё[chyo]

plural

какие[kaKEEye]
чьи[chyee]

animate

masculine/neuter

какого[kaKOva]
чьего[chyiVO]

feminine

какую[kaKOOyu]
чью[chyu]

plural

каких[kaKEEKH]
чьих[chyeekh]

Genitive

masculine/neuter

какого[kaKOva]
чьего[chyiVO]

feminine

какой[kaKOY]
чьей[chyey]

plural

каких[kaKEEKH]
чьих[chyeekh]

Dative

masculine/neuter

какому[kaKOmoo]
чьему[chyiMOO]

feminine

какой[kaKOY]
чьей[chyey]

plural

kaKOY[kaKEEM]
чьим[chyim]

Instrumental

masculine/neuter

каким[kaKEEM]
чьим[chyim]

feminine

какой[kaKOY]
чьей[chyey]

plural

какими[kaKEEmi]
чьими[CHYEEmi]

Prepositional

masculine/neuter

каком[kaKOM]
чьём[chyom]

feminine

какой[kaKOY]
чьей[chyey]

plural

каких[kaKEEKH]
чьих[chyeekh]

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