something
Designates an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.gDesignates an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.
» It's not something anyone can do.
Das ist nichts, was jeder Beliebige tun kann.
Это не то, что может сделать каждый.
Это не всем под силу.
Это не каждому под силу.
Це не те, що може зробити кожен.
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial)Designates an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.
Examples
16308 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
I want something cold to drink.
Я хочу випити чогось прохолодного. — iceman
ruЯ хочу выпить чего-нибудь холодного. — nami
deIch möchte etwas Kaltes trinken. — Esperantostern
I want to drink something cold.
Я хочу випити чогось прохолодного. — iceman
ruЯ хочу выпить чего-нибудь холодного. — nami
deIch möchte etwas Kaltes trinken. — Esperantostern
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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Forms
somethings, somethinging, somethinged, somethinged| Base form | something · to something |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | somethings |
| Present participle | somethinging |
| Past simple | somethinged |
| Past participle | somethinged |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- something to eat
- something like that
- something else
- to do something
- something like
- do something like
- have something to
- something to drink
- doing doing something
- something was wrong
- something like this
- do something about