cualquier
Spanish
Alternative forms
- qualquier (obsolete)
Etymology
From cualquiera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwalˈkjeɾ/ [kwalˈkjeɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: cual‧quier
Determiner
cualquier m or f (apocopate, plural cualesquier, standard form cualquiera)
- (before noun) Apocopic form of cualquiera; any; whatever; whichever
Usage notes
The form cualquier is used only before the modified noun and only within its containing noun phrase. In other positions, the form cualquiera is used instead.
- cualquier cosa ― anything (whatever thing)
- una cosa cualquiera ― whatever thing
Further reading
- “cualquier”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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