ktoré

Ktoré is a form of the relative pronoun used in Slovak and, with a closely related spelling as part of the same family, in Czech. It means "which" or "that" and is used to introduce relative clauses, much as in English, and can also appear in interrogative sentences asking "which?"

In Slovak, the relative and interrogative pronouns of this set are inflected for gender and number. The form ktoré functions as the neuter form and is used with neuter nouns or neuter plural references in relative clauses, as well as in questions where the reference is neuter. Examples include: Ktoré auto je tvoje? (Which car is yours?) and Leto, ktoré prišlo, bolo horúce. (The summer that arrived was hot.)

The term has cognates in other West Slavic languages. In Czech, the equivalent form is které, which serves the same grammatical role and has the same meaning. In Polish, the corresponding word is które. These forms reflect a common Slavic origin for relative pronouns meaning "which" or "that."

Etymology and usage notes: ktoré derives from Proto-Slavic roots shared by related languages. In modern Slovak and Czech, it is one of several forms used to link dependent clauses to a noun or noun phrase, signaling a descriptive or identifying relation. Its use is common in both written and spoken language, appearing in everyday questions as well as in descriptive clauses within sentences.