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κάτι

something /ˈka.ti/

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Also: anything, a bit, some kind of

Example sentences

Έχω κάτι για σένα.
I have something for you.
Θέλεις κάτι να πιεις;
Do you want something to drink?
Θα σου πω κάτι σημαντικό.
I'll tell you something important.
Μου φαίνεται πως κάτι δεν πάει καλά.
It seems to me that something isn't right.
Αν συμβεί κάτι απρόοπτο, θα σε ενημερώσω αμέσως.
If something unexpected happens, I'll let you know right away.
Υπάρχει κάτι στον τρόπο που μιλάει που με κάνει να υποψιάζομαι ότι κρύβει κάτι.
There is something in the way he talks that makes me suspect he's hiding something.

Word family

κάποιοςsomeone, anyoneκάπουsomewhereκάποτεsometime, once
τίποταnothing, anything
κάμποσοςa fair amount of

Etymology

κάτι formed in Greek from the fusion of και ('and') and τι ('what, something'). Over time the two words merged into a single indefinite pronoun. The base element τι continues the ancient interrogative and indefinite pronoun stem found throughout Greek's history.

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