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Russian
Pronunciation
Pronoun
не́кто • (nékto) m (indeclinable, invariable)
- indefinite pronoun, somebody, someone
- Не́кто узна́ет об э́том ― Nékto uznájet ob étom ― Someone will find out about this.
- a certain
- Не́кто Па́влов ― Nékto Pávlov ― A certain Mr. Pavlov; one Mr. Pavlov.
Usage notes
- Only used in nominative and accusative cases, with no oblique declensions.
- The term is indeclinable. The inflected forms не́кого (nékovo), не́кому (nékomu), не́кем (nékem) are related but have a different meaning.
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