нешто

See also: нещо

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛʃtɔ]

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Noun

нешто • (nešto) n (plural нешта)

1. thing

Declension

Declension of нешто

	singular	plural
indefinite	нешто (nešto)	нешта (nešta)
definite unspecified	нештото (neštoto)	нештата (neštata)
definite proximal	нештово (neštovo)	нештава (neštava)
definite distal	нештоно (neštono)	нештана (neštana)
vocative	нешто (nešto)	нешта (nešta)

Pronoun

нешто • (nešto)

1. something

Adverb

нешто • (nešto)

1. somehow, it seems
2. for a bit, for a while
3. somewhat, a bit
4. (in negative sentences) (not) very
5. somehow, it seems
6. indicates that the speaker doesn't want to talk about the circumstances of the statement

See also

• ништо (ništo)
• сешто (sešto)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnʲeʂtə]

Particle

не́што • (néšto)

1. (colloquial) really?, is it possible?, indeed

   Synonyms: неуже́ли (neužéli), неу́жто (neúžto), ра́зве (rázve)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From не- +‎ што̏.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nêʃto/
• Hyphenation: не‧што

Pronoun

не̏што (Latin spelling nȅšto)

1. something

Declension

Declension of нешто

	singular/plural
nominative	не̏што
genitive	не̏чег(а)
dative	не̏чем(у)
accusative	не̏што
vocative	—
locative	не̏чем(у)
instrumental	не̏чим

Adverb

нешто (Latin spelling nešto)

1. for a bit, for a while
   • 1996, Vasilije Trbić, Aleksandar Drašković, Stojanče Ristevski, Stojan Janković, Memoari: 1898-1912, page 134:

     Док се Сима грејао и одмарао у колиби, ја сам нешто стајао, а нешто шетао по доста дубоку снегу испред колибе.

     While Sima was resting and warming himself up, I stood for a bit and walked a bit in deep snow in front of the cottage.

2. somewhat, a bit
3. (in negative sentences) (not) very
   • 2003, Zagorka Golubović, Politika i svakodnevni život: Srbija 1999-2002, page 396:

     Mislim, nisam nešto posebno uzrujan, niti sam nešto puno hendikepiran što sam Jugosloven, niti sam nešto mnogo ponosan.

     I mean, I'm not very upset, nor am I very handicapped being a Yugoslav, nor am I very proud.

4. somehow, it seems
5. indicates that the speaker doesn't want to talk about the circumstances of the statement
   • 2014, Goran Bacic, Karirani stolnjak života, page 106:

     Evo, bio do grada, da se promuvam, pa idem kući, nešto sam se posvađao sam Brankom, iznervirao me je.

     I was just downtown, only to get around a bit and then go home, I had [a bit] of a fight with Branko, he pissed me off [I won't bore you with the details].

See also

• nȅkāko (“somehow”)