некто
Russian
Alternative forms
- нѣ́кто (ně́kto) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnʲektə]
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Pronoun
не́кто • (nékto) m (indeclinable, invariable)
- indefinite pronoun, somebody, someone
- a certain
- Не́кто Па́влов ― Nékto Pávlov ― A certain Mr. Pavlov; one Mr. Pavlov.
Usage notes
- Only used in nominative and accusative cases, with no oblique declensions.
- The term is indeclinable. The inflected forms не́кого (nékovo), не́кому (nékomu), не́кем (nékem) are related but have a different meaning.