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Ukrainian

Etymology

From де- (de-) +‎ хто (xto).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: де‧хто

Pronoun

де́хто (déxtom

  1. some, some people
    Synonym: де́які pl (déjaki)
    • 1994, Oleksandr Irvanets, Електричка на Великдень:
      Де́хто сидячи́ куня́є, а де́хто влі́гся поспа́ти і по-спра́вжньому.
      Déxto sydjačý kunjáje, a déxto vlíhsja pospáty i po-správžnʹomu.
      Some are sitting and swearing, and some have lain down for a proper sleep.
    • 1719, Daniel Defoe, translated by Олена Хатунцева, Життя й незвичайні та дивовижні пригоди Робінзона Крузо, translation of The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (in English):
      Де́хто з них ма́ло не вмер з переля́ку й упа́в на зе́млю, на́че ме́ртвий.
      Déxto z nyx málo ne vmer z pereljáku j upáv na zémlju, náče mértvyj.
  2. (indefinite pronoun) a certain someone (implies that one knows who it is, but is deliberately refraining from naming who)
    Я де́кого там зустрі́вJa dékoho tam zustrívI met a certain someone there.

Usage notes

Declension

Declension of де́хто
(sg-only)
singular
nominative де́хто
déxto
genitive де́кого
dékoho
dative де́кому
dékomu
accusative де́кого
dékoho
instrumental де́ким
dékym
locative де́кому, де́кім
dékomu, dékim
vocative де́хто
déxto

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