несколько

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

не- (ne-, “not”) +‎ ско́лько (skólʹko, “Не— There is no + сколько —amount, 'many' = There is no specific amount.”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲeskəlʲkə]
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  • (colloquial) IPA(key): [ˈnʲeskəkə] (phonetic respelling: не́скоко)
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): [ˈnʲeskə] (phonetic respelling: не́ско)

Adverb

не́сколько • (néskolʹko)

  1. somewhat, slightly, rather; some
    Он был не́сколько удивлён ― On byl néskolʹko udivljón ― He was rather surprised.
  2. multiple, a couple

Synonyms

Pronoun

не́сколько • (néskolʹko)

  1. a few, several, some (+ genitive)
    Synonyms: немно́го (nemnógo), не́который (nékotoryj)
    Antonym: ниско́лько (niskólʹko)
    Не́сколько люде́й пришли́ ― Néskolʹko ljudéj prišlí ― Several people came.

Declension
Declension of не́сколько  
plural
nominative не́сколько
néskolʹko
genitive не́скольких
néskolʹkix
dative не́скольким
néskolʹkim
accusative animate

inanimate		 не́скольких
néskolʹkix
не́сколько
néskolʹko
instrumental не́сколькими
néskolʹkimi
prepositional не́скольких
néskolʹkix

See also
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