Significado
Referring to an unspecified person.
Contexto cultural
In the steppe, a 'someone' (stranger) is often viewed as a messenger or a guest sent by fate. There is a saying that a guest brings luck. In Ulaanbaatar, 'Хэн нэгэн' is frequently used in pop music to express the search for a soulmate or the anonymity of the city. Historically, Mongolians avoided naming specific people (especially children) to hide them from 'evil eyes.' Using indefinite terms was a protective linguistic strategy. When referring to a superior's mistake, using 'хэн нэгэн' can be a way to avoid direct confrontation and save face for the person in charge.
The 'Mystery' Rule
Use this phrase whenever you want to sound mysterious or keep a secret about who you are talking about.
Negative Trap
Never use 'Хэн нэгэн' with 'гүй' (not). It's a classic beginner mistake.
Significado
Referring to an unspecified person.
The 'Mystery' Rule
Use this phrase whenever you want to sound mysterious or keep a secret about who you are talking about.
Negative Trap
Never use 'Хэн нэгэн' with 'гүй' (not). It's a classic beginner mistake.
Stem Change
Remember: Хэн нэгэн -> Хэн нэгн- (before adding suffixes). The 'э' drops out!
Politeness
Using 'хэн нэгэн' is a polite way to refer to a stranger without sounding too blunt.
Teste-se
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'Хэн нэгэн'.
Би ______ утсыг оллоо. (I found someone's phone.)
We need the genitive case to show possession of the phone.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Choose the correct negative sentence:
In negative sentences, 'хэн ч' must be used instead of 'хэн нэгэн'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Хаалга тогшиж байна. B: ______ ирж байгаа юм болов уу?
Since a door is being knocked, we are referring to a person (someone).
Match the phrase to the situation.
You want to say 'I am going to the movies with someone.'
The comitative case (-тэй) is used to mean 'with'.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosБи ______ утсыг оллоо. (I found someone's phone.)
We need the genitive case to show possession of the phone.
Choose the correct negative sentence:
In negative sentences, 'хэн ч' must be used instead of 'хэн нэгэн'.
A: Хаалга тогшиж байна. B: ______ ирж байгаа юм болов уу?
Since a door is being knocked, we are referring to a person (someone).
You want to say 'I am going to the movies with someone.'
The comitative case (-тэй) is used to mean 'with'.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
12 perguntasYes, 'Хэн нэг' is a very common shortened version used in casual speech and texting.
Use the genitive form: 'Хэн нэгний'. Example: 'Хэн нэгний цүнх' (Someone's bag).
Generally no. 'Хэн' is for humans. For animals, you would use 'Ямар нэгэн амьтан' (Some kind of animal).
'Хэн нэгэн' is 'someone' (positive), while 'Хэн ч' is 'anyone/no one' (negative).
Not really. In that context, Mongolians would say 'Би амжилттай хүн болмоор байна' (I want to be a successful person).
No, it is always singular. Use 'зарим хүмүүс' for 'some people'.
Use the comitative case: 'Хэн нэгэнтэй'.
It is neutral and can be used in any setting.
Yes! 'Хэн нэгэн байна уу?' (Is someone there?) is very common.
No, Mongolian has no grammatical gender. 'Хэн нэгэн' works for everyone.
Using it in a negative sentence where 'хэн ч' should be used.
Use the dative case: 'Хэн нэгэнд'.
Frases relacionadas
Юу нэгэн
similarSomething
Хаа нэгтээ
similarSomewhere
Хэзээ нэгэн цагт
similarSometime / Someday
Хэн ч
contrastAnyone / No one
Хэн болгон
builds onEveryone / Anyone
