determiner

some

Translation

a certain quantity of, an unspecified number of

I need some sugar.

There are some books on the table.

Some of the students were late.

Some like it hot.

((some)) + ((uncountable noun)) an amount of (sth.) I need some water.

((some)) + ((plural countable noun)) a number of (sth.) I saw some birds.

((some)) of ((the noun)) a portion of (the noun) Some of the cake is left.

Synonyms: a few, a little, several; Antonyms: all, none, every

From Old English 'sum', of Germanic origin.

'Some' is used for an amount that is not zero, but not all. It's somewhere in the middle.