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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 stylistic and idiosyncratic preferences.
Declension
Declension of что́-нибудь
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