någon

någon as a determiner

någon in a sentence

• om några dagar
  in a few days
• Har du inte fått något jobb?
  Haven't you got a job?
• någon av pojkarna
  one of the boys
• utan några som helst skäl
  without any reason at all
• det kostade några kronor
  it cost a few kronor
• Har du någon gång varit i Afrika?
  have you ever been to Africa
• Kan någon hjälpa mig?
  Can someone help me?
• Vi har inte någon gul penna, bara en blå
  We don't have any yellow pencils, only a blue one.

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Origin

From late Old Swedish naghan, from earlier nokon, accusative of Old Swedish nokor, from Old Norse nǫkkurr, from Proto-Norse *ne-wait-ek-hwarjaʀ (literally, "not-know-I-who").

Nearby common words

någon is number 124 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 120mina my, mine (plural)
• 121döda kill
• 122nog enough, probably
• 123åt ate
• 126hitta find, light on
• 127pappa father
• 128vår our
• 129hjälpa help, assist, aid, help