No. 836 in Bulgarian
кои
"Кои" means "which ones" or "who" (plural) in English.
In a sentence
Кои ученици ще участват в състезанието?
Which students will participate in the competition?
In this sentence, 'кои' is used as an interrogative pronoun to ask about specific people or subjects.
Те избраха кои картини да бъдат изложени.
They chose which paintings to be exhibited.
Here, 'кои' acts as a relative pronoun introducing a clause specifying the selected items.
Обсъждахме кои книги да прочетем за проекта.
We were discussing which books to read for the project.
In this example, 'кои' is being used to specify a subset of items within the context of a decision-making process.
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