/ˈnoːˌɡɔn/, /ˈnɔn/
UrsprungFrom late Old Swedish naghan, from earlier nokon, accusative of Old Swedish nokor, from Old Norse nǫkkurr, from Proto-Norse *ne-wait-ek-hwarjaʀ (literally, "not-know-I-who"). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk nokon, Danish nogen, Faroese nakar, Icelandic nokkur, Norwegian Bokmål noen.
- common-genderany
“Vi har inte någon gul penna, bara en blå” — We don't have any yellow pencils, only a blue one.
- anybody, somebody, anyone, someone
“Kan någon hjälpa mig?” — Can someone help me?
Formernågot(neuter) · några(plural) · nån(alternative, colloquial) · någons(genitive)