Слово англійською: some

Визначник

Переклад some українською: деякі

Детальний опис

some

determiner

/sʌm/

, strong form /sʌm/

/səm/, strong form /sʌm/

used with uncountable nouns or plural countable nouns to mean ‘an amount of’ or ‘a number of’, when the amount or number is not given

There's some milk in the fridge.
Have some more vegetables.

In negative sentences and questions any is usually used instead of ‘some’: I don't want any more vegetables. • Is there any milk left? However, some is used in questions that expect a positive reply: Would you like some milk in your coffee? • Didn't you borrow some books of mine?

used to refer to certain members of a group or certain types of a thing, but not all of them

Some people find this more difficult than others.
Some people never seem to put on weight while others are always on a diet.
I like some modern music (= but not all of it).

a large number or amount of something

It was with some surprise that I heard the news.
We've known each other for some years now.
We're going to be working together for some time (= a long time).

a small amount or number of something

There is some hope that things will improve.

used with singular nouns to refer to a person, place, thing or time that is not known or not identified

There must be some mistake.
He's in some kind of trouble.
She won a competition in some newspaper or other.
I'll see you again some time, I'm sure.

(informal, sometimes ironic) used to express a positive or negative opinion about somebody/something

That was some party!
Some expert you are! You know even less than me.

Word OriginOld English sum, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hamōs ‘somehow’ and Sanskrit sama ‘any, every’.

EngV

Слово англійською: some

Переклад some українською: деякі

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some

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