something
An uncertain or unspecified thingAn uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
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» It's not something anyone can do.
Das ist nichts, was jeder Beliebige tun kann. — MUIRIEL
Это не то, что может сделать каждый. — al_ex_an_der
Это не всем под силу. — marafon
Это не каждому под силу. — marafon
Це не те, що може зробити кожен. — deniko
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Examples
14278 sentencesIt's not something anyone can do.
Це не те, що може зробити кожен. — deniko
ruЭто не то, что может сделать каждый. — al_ex_an_der
deDas ist nichts, was jeder Beliebige tun kann. — MUIRIEL
Would you like something to drink?
Ви б хотіли чогось випити? — deniko
ruНе хотите ли чего-нибудь выпить? — marafon
deWillst du etwas zum Trinken? — MUIRIEL
I have something to tell you.
Мені потрібно тобі щось сказати. — deniko
ruМне надо тебе кое-что сказать. — marafon
deIch habe dir etwas zu sagen. — Haehnchenpaella
Meaning
4 senses(indefinite, pronoun)An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
I must have forgotten to pack something, but I can't think what.
I have something for you in my bag.
etwas
что́-тоštó-to, не́чтоnéčto, кое-что́koje-štó
щосьščosʹ, де́щоdéščo, що-не́будьščo-nébudʹ
(colloquial, indefinite, pronoun)A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.
She has a certain something.
Etwas, etwas
(colloquial, indefinite, often, pronoun)Somebody who or something that is superlative or notable in some way.
He's really something! I've never heard such a great voice.
She's quite something. I can't believe she would do such a mean thing.
klein
(colloquial, indefinite, pronoun)A quality to a moderate degree.
The performance was something of a disappointment.
That child is something of a genius.
Origin
From Middle English somþyng, some-thing, som thing, sum thinge, sum þinge, from Old EnglisFrom Middle English somþyng, some-thing, som thing, sum thinge, sum þinge, from Old English sum þing (literally “some thing”), equivalent to some + thing. Compare Old English āwiht (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”), Swedish någonting (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”).
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Something, anything, nothing: some-, any-, no- and every- words — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- something to eat
- something like that
- something else
- something like
- do something like
- have something to
- something to drink
- do something about
- something was wrong
- something like this
- get something to
- something wrong
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.