Swedish adverb· top 2,000 most common

någonstans

somewhere, anywhere; in, at or to any place

Meaning

somewhere, anywhere; in, at or to any place

In Swedish: på el. till något ställe

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What does någonstans mean?

någonstans in a sentence

  • någonstans i Sverige
    somewhere in Sweden
  • Jag glömde mina glasögon någonstans
    I forgot my glasses somewhere
  • Han planerar åka någonstans där det är varmt
    He plans to go somewhere where it is warm
  • Inget blod hittades någonstans
    No blood was found anywhere

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What does någonstans mean in English?

någonstans means “somewhere, anywhere; in, at or to any place”.

Origin

någon + stans

Nearby common words

någonstans is number 1,099 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