This is the 451st most frequent German word.
einige
"Einige" means "some" or "a few" in English.
'Einige' functions as an indefinite determiner indicating an unspecified quantity of friends.
Einige meiner Freunde kommen später.
Some of my friends are coming later.
'Einige' serves to quantify an unspecified subset of books the speaker has read.
Ich habe einige interessante Bücher gelesen.
I have read some interesting books.
'Einige' depicts an indefinite group of people making a claim about the weather.