Questions & Answers about Kakav je ovaj film?
Kakav is an interrogative adjective meaning “what kind of” / “what … like”.
So Kakav je ovaj film? is literally:
- Kakav – what kind of
- je – is
- ovaj film – this film
Literal sense: “What kind of film is this?” → natural English: “What is this film like?” / “How is this film?” (quality)
It’s not just “what” in the sense of što (“what thing”), but “what kind / what sort / what quality”.
Što is a pronoun meaning “what (thing)”, used when there is no noun after it:
- Što radiš? – What are you doing?
- Što gledaš? – What are you watching?
Kakav is an adjective, and it is used with a noun to ask about the type or quality of that noun:
- Kakav film gledaš? – What kind of film are you watching? / What is the film like?
In Kakav je ovaj film?, we’re asking about the quality / nature of this film, so kakav is the correct interrogative word.