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не́сколько

very often used word (#129)

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some

Also: a few

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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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Я дал ему не́сколько книг. I gave him a few books.
В кла́ссной ко́мнате остава́лось не́сколько ученико́в. There were few students left in the classroom.
Пожалуйста, дай мне на не́сколько дней э́ту кни́гу. Please lend me this book for a few days.
У Ма́йка есть не́сколько друзе́й во Флориде. Mike has a few friends in Florida.
Боб отдал Ти́не почти все ма́рки, кото́рые собра́л, оставив себе лишь не́сколько. Bob gave Tina almost all the stamps he had collected, and kept only a few for himself.
В ко́мнате бы́ло не́сколько студе́нтов. There were a number of students in the room.
Не могли́ бы Вы удели́ть мне ещё не́сколько минут? Could you give me a few more minutes?
Через не́сколько минут после того́, как зако́нчил рабо́ту, он лёг спать. A few minutes after he finished his work, he went to bed.
Пожалуйста, приведи́те нам не́сколько приме́ров. Please give us some examples.
Он стра́нствовал по Евро́пе не́сколько ме́сяцев. He spent a few months wandering around Europe.