κάτι τίποτα

Something and Anything

Level 2Sounds Like káti típota

Κάτι means something; τίποτα can mean anything in a question or nothing with negation.

How It Works

Κάτι means something; τίποτα can mean anything in a question or nothing with negation.

These forms are invariable. In a full negative statement, τίποτα normally occurs with δεν or μη(ν); a one-word answer can supply the negative meaning without an overt verb.

GreekMeaning
Θέλω κάτι.I want something.
Δεν βλέπω τίποτα.I do not see anything.
Θέλεις τίποτα;Do you want anything?

Examples (3)

  1. Θέλω κάτι.

    I want something.

  2. Δεν βλέπω τίποτα.

    I do not see anything.

  3. Θέλεις τίποτα;

    Do you want anything?

How It Connects

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κάτι τίποταLevel 2Something and Anything

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Identify the noun or understood referent before introducing an indefinite or distributive modifier.

Words in This Pattern

κάτιτίποταδενμημην