Russian Dictionary

несколько

/neskol'ko/

1.

several

He has written several books.

I've seen this movie several times.

В нескольких городах был дождь.

It rained in several cities.

2.

a few

We stayed a few days in Moscow.

I’m going to be a few minutes late.

3.

some

There were some children outside.

Он встретил нескольких друзей.

He met some friends.

4.

somewhat

I was somewhat surprised.

The situation has changed somewhat since then.

Cases

SingularPlural
Nom.несколько
Gen.нескольких
Dat.нескольким
Acc.несколько / нескольких
Inst.несколькими
Prep.нескольких

Real-life examples for несколько

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"Около 18.00 мск на 19 километре внутреннего кольца КАД, на участке длиной в полкилометра произошло сразу несколько ДТП... Пострадали два человека", - сказано в сообщении.

"At about 18.00 Moscow time, several accidents occurred at the same time at the 19th kilometer of the inner ring of the ring road, on a half-kilometer-long section... Two people were injured," the report said.

RIA Novosti

"Несколько минут назад прибыли первые рейсы — из Москвы и Стамбула", — сказал собеседник агентства.

"The first flights arrived a few minutes ago — from Moscow and Istanbul," the agency interlocutor said.

RIA Novosti

- Несколько месяцев назад сделка на 1 млрд рублей сорвалась.

- A few months ago, a deal for 1 billion rubles fell through.

- Так называемые инфоцыгане имеют выход на огромную аудиторию, на которой зарабатывают огромные деньги, и действительно дробят бизнес, заводя несколько ИП, чтобы уйти от налогов.

- The so-called information Gypsies have access to a huge audience, on which they earn a lot of money, and they really split up the business, starting several sole proprietors to avoid taxes.

Summary

  • Несколько means ‘several’, ‘a few’, ‘some’ and ‘somewhat’.
  • The word несколько is usually transliterated in English as ‘neskol'ko’.
  • Несколько has 9 letters.