irgendetwas

/ˈɪɐ̯ɡn̩tˌɛtvas/

pronoun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Pron Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. something, anything (unspecified)

    Built from irgend- (some-/any-) + etwas (something).

    • Da stimmt irgendetwas nicht.

      Something's not right there.

Practice

1 What does irgendetwas mean?

2 Fill the gap: Da stimmt ___ nicht.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches irgendetwas?

See also

pronouncompound

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