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Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: што́-нибудь)
- IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: што́-нибудь)
- (colloquial) IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: што́-нить)
Pronoun
что́-нибудь • (štó-nibudʹ) n
- (indefinite pronoun) anything, something (implies one does not care what, or does not have any particular thing in mind)
- Synonym: что́-либо (štó-libo)
- Ви́дите ли вы что́-нибудь? ― Vídite li vy štó-nibudʹ? ― Do you see anything?
Usage notes
The particle -нибудь is used more often in spoken speech, while the particle -либо is used more often in writing. Apart from this, they are largely synonymous, with their use subject to the stylistic and idiosyncratic preferences of individual speakers.
Declension
Declension of что́-нибудь
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