кто-нибудь

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Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkto‿nʲɪbʊtʲ]
  • IPA(key): [ˈkto nʲɪˌbutʲ]
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Pronoun

кто́-нибудь (któ-nibudʹ) m

  1. (indefinite pronoun) anybody, anyone, somebody or someone (implies one does not care who, or does not have any particular person in mind)
    Synonym: кто́-либо (któ-libo)
    Кто́-нибудь здесь был?Któ-nibudʹ zdesʹ byl?Has anyone been here?

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

More information nominative, genitive ...
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
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* Letter "г (g)" in genitive and accusative "кого́" is pronounced as /v/, not /g/.

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