что-то
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʂto‿tə] (phonetic respelling: што́-то)
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Pronoun
Usage notes
The particle -то (-to) imparts a sense of indefiniteness similar to English some. The forms of что-то are usually associated with affirmatives (like something), while что́-нибудь (štó-nibudʹ) is associated with questions and negatives (like anything).
Declension
Related terms
- что (što)
- что́-либо (štó-libo)
- что́-нибудь (štó-nibudʹ)
Adverb
- (colloquial) somewhat, slightly, to some extent
- (colloquial) for some reason
- Synonym: почему́-то (počemú-to)
- Сего́дня до́лжен быть дождь, но что́-то он не начина́ется. ― Sevódnja dólžen bytʹ doždʹ, no štó-to on ne načinájetsja. ― There's supposed to be rain today, but for some reason it's not starting.
- (colloquial) approximately, roughly
- Synonym: приблизи́тельно (priblizítelʹno)
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