некто

Russian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲektə]
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Pronoun

не́кто • (néktom (indeclinable, invariable)

  1. indefinite pronoun, somebody, someone
    Не́кто узна́ет об э́томNékto uznájet ob étomSomeone will find out about this.
  2. a certain
    Не́кто Па́вловNékto PávlovA 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.

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