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something

something

Meaning of something

An unspecified thing or amount.

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British English/ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
American English/ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
Russian transcription[ˈʂto-tə, ˈnʲeʨtə]
something
something - что-то
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something usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Я услышал что-то в саду.

I heard something in the garden.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Я оставил что-то на столе.

I left something on the table.

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somethingчто-то
Iя
youты
heон
sheона
itоно
weмы

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between something / anything / something else / anything else

🇬🇧English
something

The base word; an unspecified thing or amount.

A1Very Often

I need something to write with.

Мне нужно что-то, чем можно писать.

🇬🇧English

Used in questions, negatives, and conditionals more often than 'something'; not the same as a definite unspecified item.

A1Very Often

Do you need anything from the store?

Тебе нужно что-нибудь из магазина?

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🇬🇧English
something else

Means a different unspecified thing, not the one already mentioned.

A1Often

This one doesn't work; I need something else.

Этот не работает; мне нужно что-то другое.

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🇬🇧English
anything else

Means any additional or different thing; often used in questions or negatives.

A1Often

Would you like anything else?

Вы хотите что-нибудь ещё?

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How to pronounce something and what this word means

something translation: что-то. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce something

/ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

something translation

что-то

something examples

I heard something in the garden.

something transcription

/ˈsʌmθɪŋ/, /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

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something meaning: what does it mean?

An unspecified thing or amount.

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something is pronounced as /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

something definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I heard something in the garden. Translation: Я услышал что-то в саду.

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