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какой-нибудь

Translation of какой-нибудь

any

Meaning of какой-нибудь

Russian

один или несколько без уточнения, какие именно

English

one or more, it does not matter which

any

Transcription and pronunciation of какой-нибудь

како́й-нибудь

Stress: какой — 2nd syllable

Transcription
[kɐˈkoj nʲibutʲ]
In Latin letters
kakoy-nibud

Traps and common mistakes

Какой-нибудь or какой-то?

какой-то

какой-то = some (a certain one, unknown)

Don't mix them up. A certain one you don't know — какой-то; any one at all — какой-нибудь.

Тебе звонил какой-то мужчина.

Some man called you.

Расскажи мне какую-нибудь историю.

Tell me a story, any story.

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Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.

  1. Take any book from the shelf.

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    Возьми с полки какую-нибудь книгу.

  2. Do you have any questions?

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    У тебя есть какие-нибудь вопросы?

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какой-либо

Formal, in documents and official speech.

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What does какой-нибудь mean?

one or more, it does not matter which

How do you pronounce какой-нибудь?

какой-нибудь is pronounced [kɐˈkoj nʲibutʲ], in Latin letters “kakoy-nibud”.

How is какой-нибудь used in a sentence?

Take any book from the shelf. Translation: Возьми с полки какую-нибудь книгу.

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