"Kik sétálnak el mögülem?"

Translation: Who walks away from behind me?

[Kathy979841]

Who walks away?

[mizinamo]

That would be better English, yes.

[guilth]

That would be correct English

[Lili920420]

The Beta answer is incorrect as far as I can see. Does "kik" not indicate plural? Please change this as it is confusing to me to have my answer not acceptable in this instance. I prefer the solution shown above.

[RyagonIV]

Kik is plural, but English doesn't have a plural "who" as a question word.

[pYewR9MH]

I tend to disagree. "Who are those people" for instance is perfectly normal English usage.

[mizinamo]

True, but only for "who are [noun phrase]?"

We don't say "Who are dancing?" or "Who like chocolate?".

[RyagonIV]

I explain it a hundred times with the "not in copulative sentences" disclaimer, and this time I left it out. :´)

So: in copulative sentences the question words "who" and "what" can be plural, too. But if you start using a different verb than the plain "to be", plural forms are not used with "who" and "what".

[IvoPivo7]

Who walks? Shouldn't it be 'Who walk', because 'Kik setálnak' is plural.

[mizinamo]

Shouldn't it be 'Who walk', because 'Kik setálnak' is plural.

No. English does not have separate singular "who?" and plural "whos?" like Hungarian ki / kik. "who?" in such sentences is always singular in English -- thus we say "Who walks?", even if we know or suspect that the answer will be plural.

[IvoPivo7]

Thanks.