No. 13,654 in Russian
некому
"No one to" or "nobody to."
In a sentence
Некому было помогать мне с домашним заданием.
There was no one to help me with the homework.
Used to indicate the absence of a person available to perform the action of 'helping me'.
Я хотел спросить, но некому.
I wanted to ask, but there was no one to ask.
Used to express that there isn't anyone present to perform the desired interaction of 'asking'.
Некому доверить столь важное дело.
There is no one to entrust with such an important matter.
Used to denote the absence of a suitable person to perform the action of 'entrusting'.
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