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Ukrainian
Etymology
From де- (de-) + хто (xto).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
де́хто • (déxto) m
- some, some people
- Synonym: де́які pl (déjaki)
1994, Oleksandr Irvanets, Електричка на Великдень [Train on Easter Sunday]: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.
- (indefinite pronoun) a certain someone (implies that one knows who it is, but is deliberately refraining from naming who)
- Я де́кого там зустрі́в ― Ja dékoho tam zustrív ― I met a certain someone there.
Usage notes
- With prepositions, де́хто (déxto) is split into де (de) and хто (xto), with the preposition in between: де з ким (de z kym, “with someone”), де до ко́го (de do kóho, “to someone”), де бі́ля ко́го (de bílja kóho, “near someone”) and so on.
Declension
Declension of де́хто (sg-only)
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