No. 27 in Slovak
ktorí
"ktorí" means "who" or "which" (masculine plural, relative pronoun).
In a sentence
Žiaci, ktorí sa pripravovali, uspeli na skúške.
The students, who prepared, succeeded in the exam.
The word 'ktorí' is used here to refer to 'žiaci' (students), providing additional information about them, specifically identifying the sub-group of students who prepared.
Navštívili sme známych, ktorí bývajú v Bratislave.
We visited acquaintances who live in Bratislava.
In this sentence, 'ktorí' refers to 'známych' (acquaintances), giving more detail about the acquaintances by specifying their location.
Videl som ľudí, ktorí potrebovali pomoc.
I saw people who needed help.
Here, 'ktorí' describes 'ľudí' (people), identifying them as the group who needed help.
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