Indefinite Particles то и нибуд Flashcards
кто-то
someone (declines)
что-то
something (declines)
где-то
somewhere (location)
куда-то
somewhere (motion)
когда-то
once, a while ago
какой-то
some (adj.)
почему-то
for some reason
кто-нибудь
anyone, someone
что-нибудь
anything, something
где-нибудь
anywhere, somewhere (location)
куда-нибудь
anywhere, somewhere (motion)
когда-нибудь
ever, some time in the future
какой-нибудь
any, some (adj.)
-нибудь
refers to entity that may or may not exist or that might be a class of things.
used in questions to establish whether it exists
used with imperatives and future tense in reference to something non-specific
-то
refers to specific thing/person/place that exists but is not named
often used in declarative sentences with present and past tense verbs