кто-нибудь
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Pronunciation
Pronoun
- (indefinite pronoun) anybody, anyone, somebody or someone (implies one does not care who, or does not have any particular person in mind)
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 the stylistic and idiosyncratic preferences of individual speakers.
Declension
| nominative | кто́-нибудь któ-nibudʹ |
|---|---|
| genitive | кого́-нибудь kovó-nibudʹ |
| dative | кому́-нибудь komú-nibudʹ |
| accusative | кого́-нибудь kovó-nibudʹ |
| instrumental | ке́м-нибудь kém-nibudʹ |
| prepositional | ко́м-нибудь kóm-nibudʹ |
* Letter "г (g)" in genitive and accusative "кого́" is pronounced as /v/, not /g/.
Related terms
See also
- где́-нибудь (gdé-nibudʹ)
- ка́к-нибудь (kák-nibudʹ)
- како́й-нибудь (kakój-nibudʹ)
- когда́-нибудь (kogdá-nibudʹ)
- куда́-нибудь (kudá-nibudʹ)
- отку́да-нибудь (otkúda-nibudʹ)
- че́й-нибудь (čéj-nibudʹ)
- что́-нибудь (štó-nibudʹ)
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