No. 732 in Serbian
неком
"Неком" means "to someone" or "to somebody" in English.
In a sentence
Помогао сам неком детету на улици.
I helped some child on the street.
The word 'неком' in this sentence denotes an indefinite, unspecified person, functioning as an indirect object in the dative case.
Поклонио је књигу неком пријатељу.
He gifted a book to some friend.
Here, 'неком' indicates an unidentified recipient, also in the dative case.
Рекао је нешто неком новинару.
He said something to some reporter.
In this example, 'неком' is used to express an indefinite, unspecified individual, again serving as the indirect object in the dative case.
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