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Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: што́-либо)
- IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: што́-либо)
Pronoun
что́-либо • (štó-libo) n
- (indefinite pronoun) anything, something (implies one does not care what, or does not have any particular thing in mind)
- Synonym: что́-нибудь (štó-nibudʹ)
- Зна́ете ли вы что́-либо об э́том? ― Znájete li vy štó-libo ob étom? ― Do you know anything about this?
- цена́ на что́-либо ― cená na štó-libo ― price of something
Usage notes
The particle -либо is used more often in writing, while -нибудь is used more often in spoken speech. Apart from this, they are largely synonymous, with their use subject to stylistic and idiosyncratic preferences.
Declension
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