кто-то

Russian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkto‿tə]
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Pronoun

кто́-то • (któ-to)

  1. (indefinite pronoun) somebody, someone
    Кто́-то здесь был? ― Któ-to zdesʹ byl? ― Somebody has been here?

Usage notes
  • The particle -то (-to) imparts a sense of indefiniteness similar to English some. The forms of кто-то are associated with affirmatives (like somebody), while кто-нибудь is usually associated with questions and negatives (like anybody).

Declension
Declension of кто́-то  
nominative кто́-то
któ-to
genitive кого́-то
kovó-to
dative кому́-то
komú-to
accusative кого́-то
kovó-to
instrumental ке́м-то
kém-to
prepositional ко́м-то
kóm-to

See also
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