No. 3,764 in Russian
чего
The word "чего" in Russian means "of what" or "of which" and is the genitive case of "что" (what).
In a sentence
Чего ты хочешь?
What do you want?
In this sentence, "чего" functions as the genitive singular form of "что" and indicates the object of the verb "хочешь" (to want).
Достиг ли он того, чего хотел?
Did he achieve what he wanted?
Here, "чего" represents the genitive singular of "что" in a relative clause to refer to the object of the verb "хотел" (wanted).
От него можно было ожидать чего угодно.
One could expect anything from him.
In this usage, "чего" forms part of the expression "чего угодно," which means "anything," illustrating its role in idiomatic phrases.
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