något
Något is a Swedish indefinite pronoun and determiner that translates to “something” or “a thing” in English. It refers to an unspecified object, matter, or event and is used in questions, statements, and clauses where the exact referent is not known or not important. It can function as a determiner directly before an adjective or noun (något bra, något nytt).
Two common forms exist: någonting is a longer variant that is used in the same sense; some
Negation in Swedish also affects how this word is used. In negative sentences, the corresponding word inget
Grammatically, något can appear as a subject or object and can modify a noun phrase as a