某些 in Context

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某些 

Usage 1 - "some, certain, a certain few": 

*Sentence：

某些问题可能不好处理。 

English:

Certain problems might be difficult to deal with.

Top-Down Words:

处理 chúlǐ - handle, deal with, process, dispose of

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Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020

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Rick Angleland

So 某些 is emphasizing certain ones, while 有些 is just choosing a few without distinguishing them from the others?

Mandarin Blueprint

Here's a Reply for you Rick:
https://www.loom.com/share/2fcecaf113f84f0ab52f5b9a76de7458

某些问题可能不好处理。
在管理城市的水管上，有些问题可能不好处理。

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Alex Sumray

And sorry to bombard the comment section here;
But 某些 and 某个 don't seem to differ in meaning much...is that correct?

Mandarin Blueprint

So let's take the sentence "我记得我在某个地方遇见过你。" vs. "我记得我在某些地方遇见过你。“ In both of these sentences, the speaker can't remember precisely where they've seen "你" before, but in the second sentence it's multiple places vs. only one place in the first sentence.

Alex Sumray

Ahhh! Perfect, i see. 老师，谢谢