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Russian
Pronunciation
Pronoun
где́-нибудь • (gdé-nibudʹ)
- indefinite pronoun, anywhere, somewhere
- Где́-нибудь мо́жно купи́ть пи́щу? ― Gdé-nibudʹ móžno kupítʹ píšču? ― Is there anywhere to buy food?
- Я где́-нибудь купи́л э́ту пи́ццу. ― Ja gdé-nibudʹ kupíl étu píccu. ― I bought this pizza somewhere.
Usage notes
- N.B. — the particle -нибудь (-nibudʹ) imparts a sense of indefiniteness similar to English any. The form где-нибудь is usually associated with questions and negatives (like anywhere), while где́-то (gdé-to) is associated with affirmatives (like somewhere).
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