någon
See also: nagon
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
- nån (colloquial)
Etymology edit
From late Old Swedish naghan, from earlier nokon, accusative of Old Swedish nokor, from Old Norse nǫkkurr, from Proto-Norse *ne-wait-ek-hwarjaʀ (literally, "not-know-I-who"). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk nokon, Danish nogen, Faroese nakar, Icelandic nokkur, Norwegian Bokmål noen.
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
någon c (neuter något, plural några)
- any
- Vi har inte någon gul penna, bara en blå
- We don't have any yellow pencils, only a blue one.
Usage notes edit
This usage example can be written in both the singular and the plural with no big impact on the interpretation, but in English, it may only be written in the plural.
Pronoun edit
någon
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
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Further reading edit
- någon in Svensk ordbok.