qualcuno

Italian

Etymology

From qualche (“some”) +‎ uno (“one”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kwalˈku.no/[2]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -uno
  • Hyphenation: qual‧cù‧no

Pronoun

qualcuno m (feminine qualcuna) (only singular)

  1. someone, somebody
  2. (in a question) anyone, anybody
  3. some (of them)
    Synonyms: alcuno, qualche
  4. (in a question) any (of us etc.)

Usage notes
  • Always masculine in the sense of “someone”. In the sense “some (ones)”, “some (of them)” it varies with gender, but can only refer to objects and human beings.

References
  1. Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, →ISBN, page 140
  2. qualcuno in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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