• IPA^(key): [ˈkto‿lʲɪbə]
• IPA^(key): [ˈkto ˌlʲibə]

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кто́-либо• (któ-libo) m

1. (indefinite pronoun)anybody,anyone,somebody,someone(implies one does not care who, or does not have any particular person in mind)

   Synonym:кто́-нибудь(któ-nibudʹ)

   Е́сликто́-либообэ́томузна́ет...

   Jésliktó-libo ob étom uznájet...

   If anybody should find out about this...

The particle-либо is used more often in writing, while-нибудь is used more often in spoken speech. Apart from this, they are largely synonymous, with their use subject to the stylistic and idiosyncratic preferences of individual speakers.

• либо(libo)
• кто(kto)
• кто́-нибудь(któ-nibudʹ)
• кто́-то(któ-to)

• где́-либо(gdé-libo)
• когда́-либо(kogdá-libo)
• куда́-либо(kudá-libo)
• что́-либо(štó-libo)

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