Interrogative Pronouns
Хто? Што?
Vocabulary
- Хто гэ́та? — Who is this?
- Што гэ́та? — What is this?
- Хто — Who is this? — This is my brother.
- Што — What is this? — This is a school.
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Interrogative Pronouns
Хто? Што?
Interrogative Pronouns: хто? and што?
The pronoun **хто?** (who?) is used for living beings — people and animals. Examples: - Хто гэта? — Who is this? - Хто там? — Who is there? - Хто гэты хлопец? — Who is this boy?
Хто гэ́та? — Who is this?
Хто гэ́ты хло́пец? — Who is this boy?
Хто там? — Who is there?
The pronoun **што?** (what?) is used for non-living things — objects, concepts, ideas. Examples: - Што гэта? — What is this? - Што там? — What is there?
Што гэ́та? — What is this?
Што там? — What is there?
Я ве́даю, што гэ́та. — I know what this is.
**хто?** → living beings (people, animals) **што?** → things, objects, concepts This is similar to English 'who' vs. 'what', but Belarusian applies it more strictly — animals always get хто?, never што?.
Introduction
Хто гэ́та? — Who is this?
Introduction
Што гэ́та? — What is this?
Vocabulary
| Belarusian | English | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Хто гэ́та? | Who is this? | — |
| Што гэ́та? | What is this? | — |
| Хто | Who is this? — This is my brother. | — |
| Што | What is this? — This is a school. | — |
Practice
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