Indefinitpronomen

irgendwas

something, anything

Ich muss dir irgendwas Wichtiges sagen.

I have to tell you something important.

Hast du irgendwas gehört?

Did you hear anything?

Machen wir am Wochenende irgendwas Schönes?

Shall we do something nice at the weekend?

((as subject)) something/anything ... Irgendwas stimmt hier nicht.

((as object)) ... something/anything Ich möchte irgendwas trinken.

Synonyms: irgendetwas, etwas; Antonyms: nichts (nothing)

A combination of 'irgend-' (some, any) and 'was' (what, something). It's a colloquial short form of 'irgendetwas'.

Very common in everyday speech for 'something' or 'anything'. It's like a more casual version of 'etwas'.

This page is designed for learning support. Please use it as a learning reference, not as a formal reference.