Swedish adverb · pronoun· top 500 most common
något
some/ˈnoːˌɡɔt/
något as an adverb
Meaning
some
In Swedish: lite
något as a pronoun
Meaning
one; any, some, anything, something (neuter form of någon)
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1 / 1What does något mean?
något in a sentence
- intresset har mattats någotinterest has slackened a little
- en något större bila rather bigger car
- han såg något blek uthe looked rather pale
- han talar något svenskahe speaks some (a little) Swedish
- Jag är något av en besserwisserI'm something of a know-it-all
- Publiken var något större än förväntat, kanske på grund av det fina vädretThe crowd was somewhat larger than expected, perhaps due to the good weather
- Fick du något svar på din fråga när du ringde supporten?Did you get any answer to your question when you called the support line?
- Här har du något att läsa medan du väntar på tandläkarenHere's something to read while you wait for the dentist
Questions
What does något mean in English?
något means “some”.
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Old Norse nǫkkurr, contracted from ne veit ek hverr (“I don't know which one”).
Nearby common words
något is number 106 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

