"nešto" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

See nešto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /nêʃto/ Forms: нешто [Cyrillic]
Etymology: From ne- + štȍ. Etymology templates: {{af|sh|ne-|štȍ}} ne- + štȍ Head templates: {{sh-adverb}} nešto (Cyrillic spelling нешто)
  1. for a bit, for a while
    Sense id: en-nešto-sh-adv-UM-tDwVG
  2. somewhat, a bit
    Sense id: en-nešto-sh-adv-hTsfjaNz
  3. (in negative sentences) (not) very Tags: with-negation
    Sense id: en-nešto-sh-adv-V~eQn3X9
  4. somehow, it seems
    Sense id: en-nešto-sh-adv-BCPyVdxF
  5. indicates that the speaker is hesitant to talk about the circumstances of the statement
    Sense id: en-nešto-sh-adv-t2giNF2x
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nȅkāko (english: somehow)

Pronoun

IPA: /nêʃto/
Etymology: From ne- + štȍ. Etymology templates: {{af|sh|ne-|štȍ}} ne- + štȍ Head templates: {{sh-pronoun|head=nȅšto}} nȅšto (Cyrillic spelling не̏што) Inflection templates: {{sh-decl-noun-unc|nȅšto|nȅčeg(a)|nȅčem(u)|nȅšto|—|nȅčem(u)|nȅčim|pltitle=singular/plural}} Forms: nȅšto [canonical], не̏што [Cyrillic], nȅšto [nominative, plural, singular], nȅčeg [genitive, plural, singular], nȅčega [genitive, plural, singular], nȅčem [dative, plural, singular], nȅčemu [dative, plural, singular], nȅšto [accusative, plural, singular], - [plural, singular, vocative], nȅčem [locative, plural, singular], nȅčemu [locative, plural, singular], nȅčim [instrumental, plural, singular]
  1. something
    Sense id: en-nešto-sh-pron-P8m2iUWd Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian pronouns

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for nešto meaning in Serbo-Croatian (4.5kB)

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          "ref": "1996, Vasilije Trbić, Aleksandar Drašković, Stojanče Ristevski, Stojan Janković, Memoari: 1898-1912, page 134",
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