Russian Dictionary

что

/chto/

Description of что

When что is used as a question word or a pronoun, its form changes depending on its function in a sentence.

1.

what

What are you doing?

What do you like to read?

What are you thinking about?

What are you afraid of?

What are you preparing for?

What happened?

We don't know what to buy.

What's the matter?

What is this button for?

What did you argue about?

What is the meaning of life?

2.

that

I think that they won't come.

He said that he wouldn't go.

Do you know that she has a new job?

3.

which

They met in a cafe, after which they immediately went home.

Cases

SingularPlural
Nom.что
Gen.чего
Dat.чему
Acc.что
Inst.чем
Prep.чём

Real-life examples for что

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"По предварительным данным, водитель автомобиля Chevrolet не справился с управлением, в результате чего произошло опрокидывание машины", — сказал собеседник агентства.

"According to preliminary data, the driver of the Chevrolet car lost control, as a result of which the car overturned," the agency interlocutor said.

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Все беды в наших жизнях случаются из-за того, что мы вовремя о чем-то не поговорили, не озвучили то, что нас волновало.

All the troubles in our lives happen because we didn't talk about something in time, didn't voice what we were worried about.

- В этот момент он вдруг должен повзрослеть, научиться всему тому, чему семейные дети учились годами.

- At this moment, he suddenly has to grow up, learn everything that family children have been learning for years.

"Android и Chrome решают разные задачи", — заявил Шмидт, отметив, что платформы останутся независимыми на долгое время, однако между ними потенциально будет больше общих черт.

"Android and Chrome solve different tasks," Schmidt said noting that the platforms will remain independent for a long time, but there will potentially be more similarities between them.

RIA Novosti