No. 453 in Slovak
niekoľkých
"Niekoľkých" means "several" or "a few" in English.
In a sentence
Potrebujem niekoľkých dobrovoľníkov na dnešné podujatie.
I need a few volunteers for today's event.
Here, 'niekoľkých' is used as a plural quantifier for the masculine animate noun 'dobrovoľníkov' (volunteers), showing a quantity of 'a few'.
Videla som niekoľkých vtákov na strome.
I saw a few birds on the tree.
In this sentence, 'niekoľkých' acts as a plural quantifier for 'vtákov' (birds), again representing 'a few' in a masculine animate context.
Rozprávali sme sa o niekoľkých dôležitých témach.
We talked about a few important topics.
Here, 'niekoľkých' is a plural quantifier describing 'témach' (topics) in a feminine dative case.
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