когда́-то
fairly common #1120
- 1.
once, formerly, at one time
Здесь когда́-то был большо́й лес.
There was once a big forest here.
Refers to an unspecified time in the past; often with a past-tense verb.
- 2.
some day, at some time, sometime
Когда́-то ты меня́ поймёшь.
Some day you'll understand me.
Refers to an indefinite point in the future.
Examples
Когда-то Ангола была́ португа́льской террито́рией.
Angola was once a Portuguese territory.
Я когда-то был мо́лод и амбицио́зен.
I was young and ambitious once.
Когда-то счита́лось, что помидо́ры ядови́ты.
It is once believed that tomatoes were poisonous.
Word familyкогда́-тоPRO
- когда́-тоonce; some day
- когда́-либоever; some time
- когда́-нибудьsome day; ever
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