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etwas (indef. pronoun)
   something, anything; (adjectival) some; (adverbial) somewhat, a little

Das war wirklich etwas Neues!
That was really a first! (…something new!)
Devisen: Euro etwas erholt - Japan will europäische
Anleihen kaufen‎

Foreign exchange: Euro rallies somewhat - Japan wants to buy European bonds
Das ist etwas anderes.
That's something else.
Aus ihm wird nie etwas.
He'll never amount to anything.

Related Words:
das gewisse Etwas that certain something
etwas Neues something new, a first
etwas teurer somewhat more expensive
etwas Zeit a little time
etwas Salz some salt

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