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    >>I got a few question regarding grammar & vocabulary though:
    Why not -нибудь in a question?

    Вы что-нибудь заметили/увидели на витрине, что вас заинтересовало? - that's okay
    However: if you think that something has interested someone already you say:
    - Вы что-то заметили/увидели на витрине, что вас заинтересовало?
    if you don't you go with -нибудь

    >>Why not "на данный момент"? Would it indicate "for this moment", whereas в данный момент goes for "right in this moment"?

    В данный момент/на данный момент - they're the same, both work


    >>Could I say "предоставить скидку" rather than "сделать скидку"?

    You could.
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    Quote Originally Posted by iCake View Post
    >>I got a few question regarding grammar & vocabulary though:
    Why not -нибудь in a question?

    Вы что-нибудь заметили/увидели на витрине, что вас заинтересовало? - that's okay
    However: if you think that something has interested someone already you say:
    - Вы что-то заметили/увидели на витрине, что вас заинтересовало?
    if you don't you go with -нибудь

    You could.
    Makes sense now - it's a limited set of thinks to be chosen from. Hence что-то.

    Thx a lot!

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