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某个 in Context

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某个

Usage 1 - "some, certain": 

Sentence

我记得我在某个地方遇见过你。

English:

I remember that I’ve bumped into you before somewhere.

Top-Down Words:

地方 dìfang - place
遇见 yùjiàn - to come across (unintentionally), to bump into (metaphorically)


*Sentence

我和我的女朋友就是在某个公园认识的。

English:

It was at a particular/certain park that I met my girlfriend.

Top-Down Words:

就 jiù - exactly, just



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Alex Sumray

我记得我在某个地方遇见过你。
So am I right in thinking that the 某个 is fairly extraneous to the sentence meaning?
某个地方 is like saying 'some place'?

Mandarin Blueprint

Not exactly, by saying "某个," the speaker is indicating that while they can't remember exactly where, but it's at least *some* place.

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Gavin Meakin

Following on from the example sentences and above thread, is 某个地方 used when the some place is ambiguous whereas 某个 (noun) - 比如某个公园或某个银行 - is used when the some place is a certain place?

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Mandarin Blueprint

That's right!

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Gavin Meakin

Excellent. Cheers!

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