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In Russian grammar, an indefinite pronoun refers to a person, thing, place, etc. in a vague, non‑specific way.
When you add -нибудь to a pronoun, it stops referring to any particular, identifiable person or thing and instead means something like:
- кто-нибудь – “someone / anyone”
- что-нибудь – “something / anything”
- где-нибудь – “somewhere / anywhere”
This is similar to English some-/any- pronouns, but Russian has more precise shades of meaning depending on which suffix you use (-то, -нибудь, -либо), and -нибудь usually suggests “it doesn’t matter which / who / where” in a given context (especially in questions, conditions, or requests).