Russian
Etymology
From где (gde) + -то (-to).
Pronunciation
Adverb
где́-то • (gdé-to)
- somewhere
Я где́-то купи́л э́ту пи́ццу.- Ja gdé-to kupíl étu píccu.
- I bought this pizza somewhere (in particular).
- (by extension, colloquial) somewhere around, about, approximately (not exactly)
Я его́ не ви́дел где́-то уже полго́да.- Ja jevó ne vídel gdé-to uže polgóda.
- I haven't seen him for somewhere around half a year already.
Usage notes
- N.B. — the particle -то (-to) imparts a sense of indefiniteness similar to English some. The form где-то is associated with affirmatives (like somewhere), while где́-нибудь (gdé-nibudʹ) is usually associated with questions and negatives (like anywhere).
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