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)

Practise något

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What does något mean?

något in a sentence

  • intresset har mattats något
    interest has slackened a little
  • en något större bil
    a rather bigger car
  • han såg något blek ut
    he looked rather pale
  • han talar något svenska
    he speaks some (a little) Swedish
  • Jag är något av en besserwisser
    I'm something of a know-it-all
  • Publiken var något större än förväntat, kanske på grund av det fina vädret
    The 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 tandläkaren
    Here'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