Thread: Homework help please

I have a language learning deal with a Latvian lady whose English is better than my Russian but not so good that I have understood my home task. If I understand her handwriting correctly, she has written:
Как - нибудь
Когда - нибудь
Гдe - нибудь
I thought I would find the repeated word in the dictionary in order to make sense of the task but couldn't find it and so cannot write the several sentences under each heading, that were required.
I assume it is something to do with the imperative of быть?
Can anyone enlighten me please?

Где-нибудь = somewhere
Как-нибудь = somehow
Когда-нибудь = somewhen
Кто-нибудь = somebody

I didn't think to look them up as phrases. Thanks very much for your swift assistance Kotlomoy!

Originally Posted by kotlomoy

Где-нибудь = somewhere
Как-нибудь = somehow
Когда-нибудь = somewhen
Кто-нибудь = somebody

No.
More correctly they are:

Как-нибудь = anyhow
Когда-нибудь = anywhere
Кто-нибудь = anyone

some- usually corresponds to -то. as is: кто-то, although the Russian and English do not always exactly correspond.

Thank you Taty. I think this lesson will stick.

Originally Posted by Dave T

I didn't think to look them up as phrases.

They are not phrases. They are words with hyphens.

I stand corrected!

There’s a feeling that something’s not right with the somewhen. I don’t remember I’ve ever seen this word used at all though formally it’s OK. Correct me if I’m wrong. I’d suggest sometime or someday for когда-нибудь.
As for TATY's anywhere and anyone I'd say Don't fix it if it ain't broke. Anywhere is где угодно, везде и т.п. but not когда-нибудь and what's wrong with somebody or anybody anyway?

"somewhen" did you just make this up? Oh, I see, I just checked - it ain't a standard word anymore.