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Top 500adverb

что́-то

[ˈʂto‿tə]somewhat, slightly, to some extent

Frequency rank #102 About 1 in every 820 words in Russian film and TV. The top 500 words make up 71.0% of everything said.
что-то #102

Meaning

  1. somewhat, slightly, to some extent
  2. for some reason
  3. approximately, roughly

Examples

Ты что́-то зна́ешь.

You know something.

Сего́дня до́лжен быть дождь, но что́-то он не начина́ется.

There's supposed to be rain today, but for some reason it's not starting.

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