some
/sʌm/determiner, pronoun
उच्चारण सम
कुछ; कोई
Basic word
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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; a part of; a particular person or thing that is not identified
कुछ; कोई
- Have some water.
- Some students were absent.
- Some man called you.
+ 3 more examples
- Would you like some more rice?
- Some of the answers were wrong.
- Some day you will understand why I said no.
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used before numbers to mean 'approximately'
लगभग
- some fifty people
- The village is some ten kilometres from the highway.
- Some two hundred people attended the meeting.
+ 1 more example
- The old fort stands some five hundred metres away.
Synonyms about around approximately roughly
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart sometime (at an unknown time), sometimes (occasionally) and some time (a period of time).
Sometime (किसी अज्ञात समय पर), sometimes (कभी-कभी) और some time (कुछ समय) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Some is used in positive sentences ('I have some money'), and any in negatives and questions ('I don't have any money'; 'Do you have any money?'); but some is used in offers and requests ('Would you like some tea?'; 'Can I have some water?'); some + uncountable noun takes a singular verb ('Some milk is left'), and some + plural noun takes a plural verb ('Some boys are playing'); someone, somebody, something take a singular verb.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: some सकारात्मक वाक्यों में ('I have some money'), और any नकारात्मक और प्रश्नवाचक में प्रयुक्त होता है ('I don't have any money'; 'Do you have any money?'); पर प्रस्तावों और अनुरोधों में some प्रयुक्त होता है ('Would you like some tea?'; 'Can I have some water?'); some + uncountable noun singular verb लेता है ('Some milk is left'), और some + plural noun plural verb ('Some boys are playing'); someone, somebody, something singular verb लेते हैं।