где-нибудь

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡdʲe‿nʲɪbʊtʲ]
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡdʲe nʲɪˌbutʲ]
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Pronoun

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где́-нибудь (gdé-nibudʹ)

  1. indefinite pronoun, anywhere, somewhere
    Где́-нибудь мо́жно купи́ть пи́щу?Gdé-nibudʹ móžno kupítʹ píšču?Is there anywhere to buy food?
    Я где́-нибудь купи́л э́ту пи́ццу.Ja gdé-nibudʹ kupíl étu píccu.I bought this pizza somewhere.

Usage notes

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  • N.B. — the particle -нибудь (-nibudʹ) imparts a sense of indefiniteness similar to English any. The form где-нибудь is usually associated with questions and negatives (like anywhere), while где́-то (gdé-to) is associated with affirmatives (like somewhere).
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See also

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