some

some
[[t]sʌm[/t]] UK / US
1. adj
1) (a certain amount o number of) einige, (a few) ein paar, (with singular nouns) etwas

some tea/biscuits — etwas Tee/ein paar Kekse

I've got some money, but not much — ich habe ein bisschen Geld, aber nicht viel

2) (certain: in contrasts) manche(r, s)

some people say that... — manche Leute sagen, dass...

3) (unspecified) irgendein (e)

some woman was asking for you — da hat eine Frau nach dir/Ihnen gefragt

some day — eines Tages

some day next week — irgendwann nächste Woche

2. pron
1) (a certain number) einige

have you got some? — hast du/haben Sie welche?

2) (a certain amount) etwas

I've read some of the book — ich habe das Buch teilweise gelesen

3. adv

some 10 people — etwa 10 Leute


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