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немно́го

often used word (#404)

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a little

Also: some, somewhat, slightly

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The words много, мало, немного, немало, сколько, несколько are used with different grammatical cases depending whether the object is countable or not: With genitive plural with countables and genitive singular with non-countables.

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Впусти́ немного све́жего во́здуха. Let some fresh air in.
Мы съе́ли немного я́блок. We ate some apples.
Мой де́душка был немного инди́йцем. My grandfather was part Indian.
Я немного уста́л. I'm a little bit tired.
Он доба́вил в чай немного сахара и молока́. He added a little sugar and milk to his tea.
Ему немного за сорок. He is a little over forty.
Я немного в расте́рянности, потому что мой друг по блогу реши́л больше не вести за́писей. I'm a bit down because a blogger friend of mine has decided to stop blogging.
Не могли́ бы вы немного скинуть цену́? Can't you bring down the price a bit?
На ле́кцию пришло́ немного люде́й. A few people came to the lecture.
В про́шлом году я набра́л немного веса. I put on a little weight last year.