A1determiner · frequent

some

кілька, якийсь, який-небудь, деякий

несколько, немного, какой-то, какой-нибудь

einige, welche, ein paar, etwas

A nonzero, unspecified proportion of: at least twoA nonzero, unspecified proportion of (a bounded set of countable things): at least two.

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/sʌm/

» Can I have some more milk?

Könnte ich noch etwas Milch haben?

Можно мне ещё молока?

Можна мені ще молока?

Meaning

8 senses

A nonzero, unspecified proportion of (a bounded set of countable things): at least two.
Near-synonym: any
Some people like camping.
einige, manch
не́сколькоnéskolʹko, немно́гоnemnógo
A nonzero, unspecified quantity or number of (an unbounded set of countable things).
Near-synonym: any
Would you like some grapes?
einige, welche, ein paar
кі́лькаkílʹka
An unspecified amount of (something uncountable).
Near-synonym: any
Would you like some water?
etwas
A certain, an unspecified or unknown.
I've just met some guy who said he knew you.
The sequence S converges to zero for some initial value v.
irgendein
како́й-тоkakój-to, не́которыйnékotoryj, како́й-нибудьkakój-nibudʹ
яки́йсьjakýjsʹ, котри́йсьkotrýjsʹ, де́якийdéjakyj
A considerable quantity or number of.
He had edited the paper for some years.
He stopped working some time ago.
einige, etliche
не́сколькоnéskolʹko
Approximately, about (with a number).
She has worked at the company for some thirty years now. (31 and two months, to be exact.)
There were only some three or four cars in the lot at the time.
Emphasizing a number.
She has worked at the company for some five years now! How remarkable!
(informal)A remarkable.
He is some acrobat!
That was some speech you gave!

Examples

20228 sentences

Can I have some more milk?
Можна мені ще молока?
ruМожно мне ещё молока?
deKönnte ich noch etwas Milch haben?
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I'd like some more bread, please.
Будь ласка, ще хліба.
ruБудьте добры, можно ещё хлеба?
deIch hätte gerne noch etwas Brot.
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Will you have some more cake?
Візьмеш ще пирога?
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Can I have some more tea?
Можна, будь ласка, ще чаю?
ruМожно мне ещё чаю?
deKann ich noch Tee haben?
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Let's make it some other time.
Зробімо це якось наступного разу.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

unspecified quantity or number of:

certain, unspecified or unknown:

Русский

By meaning 2

(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of:

certain, unspecified or unknown:

Deutsch

By meaning 5

(stressed form) a nonzero, unspecified proportion of:

unspecified quantity or number of:

unspecified amount of:

certain, unspecified or unknown:

considerable quantity or number of:

Origin

From Middle English som, sum, from Old English sum (“some, a certain one”), from Proto-Wes

From Middle English som, sum, from Old English sum (“some, a certain one”), from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic *sumaz (“some, a certain one”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one, whole”).

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