कुछ

See also: के छ

Hindi

Etymology

From Old Hindi कछु (kachu) undergoing metathesis, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀺 (kiṃci); see there for more. Cognate with Bengali কিছু (kichu) and Punjabi ਕੁਝ (kujh).

Originally the neuter nominative singular form of a paradigm whose masculine form became कोई (koī) and genitive form became किसी (kisī). See 𑀓𑁄𑀇 (koi) and 𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇 (kassaï) for more.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʊt͡ʃʰ/

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Pronoun

कुछ • (kuch) (Urdu spelling کچھ)

1. something (inanimate singular)

   वह कल रात उससे कुछ कह रही थी।

   vah kal rāt usse kuch kah rahī thī.

   She was saying something to her last night.

2. a little, a bit
3. somethings, some people (animate/inanimate plural (some))

Declension

Declined differently depending on usage. As a singular inanimate pronoun:

Pronoun declension of कुछ

direct	कुछ kuch
indirect	किसी kisī
ergative	किसी ने kisī ne
genitive	किसी का kisī kā
dative	किसी को kisī ko
instrumental/ablative	किसी से kisī se
inessive	किसी में kisī mẽ
adessive	किसी पे, किसी पर kisī pe, kisī par
terminative	किसी तक kisī tak
semblative	किसी सा kisī sā

As a plural animate pronoun:

Pronoun declension of कुछ

direct	कुछ kuch
indirect	किन्हीं kinhī̃
ergative	किन्हीं ने kinhī̃ ne
genitive	किन्हीं का kinhī̃ kā
dative	किन्हीं को kinhī̃ ko
instrumental/ablative	किन्हीं से kinhī̃ se
inessive	किन्हीं में kinhī̃ mẽ
adessive	किन्हीं पे, किन्हीं पर kinhī̃ pe, kinhī̃ par
terminative	किन्हीं तक kinhī̃ tak
semblative	किन्हीं सा kinhī̃ sā

As a plural inanimate pronoun:

Pronoun declension of कुछ

direct	कुछ kuch
indirect	कुछों kuchõ
ergative	कुछों ने kuchõ ne
genitive	कुछों का kuchõ kā
dative	कुछों को kuchõ ko
instrumental/ablative	कुछों से kuchõ se
inessive	कुछों में kuchõ mẽ
adessive	कुछों पे, कुछों पर kuchõ pe, kuchõ par
terminative	कुछों तक kuchõ tak
semblative	कुछों सा kuchõ sā

Derived terms

• कुछ नहीं (kuch nahī̃)
• सब कुछ (sab kuch)
• कुछ भी (kuch bhī)

Related terms

• कोई (koī) (animate singular)
• कई (kaī) (animate/inanimate plural (several))

Determiner

कुछ • (kuch) (Urdu spelling کچھ)

1. some (inanimate singular)

   उसको कुछ हिंदी आती है। ― usko kuch hindī ātī hai. ― He knows some Hindi.

2. some (inanimate/animate plural (some))

Declension

Declined differently depending on usage. As a singular inanimate determiner, the indirect form is किसी (kisī). As a plural animate or inanimate pronoun, the indirect form is कुछ (kuch).

Adverb

कुछ • (kuch) (Urdu spelling کچھ)

1. somewhat, a bit, a little

See also

• See Hindi Indefinite Pronouns

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कुछ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “कुछ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.