qualquer

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese qual quer, from qual + quer. Compare Catalan qualque, Galician calquera, Spanish cualquier, French quelque and Latin quilibet (which did not develop into its Romance equivalents, but shares with them the same structure and meaning).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkwawˈkɛ(ʁ)/ [ˌkwaʊ̯ˈkɛ(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌkwawˈkɛ(ɾ)/ [ˌkwaʊ̯ˈkɛ(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌkwawˈkɛ(ʁ)/ [ˌkwaʊ̯ˈkɛ(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkwawˈkɛ(ɻ)/ [ˌkwaʊ̯ˈkɛ(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌkwalˈkɛɾ/ [ˌkwaɫˈkɛɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌkwa.liˈkɛ.ɾi/

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Determiner

qualquer m or f (plural quaisquer)

  1. any; whatever (no matter what kind, which or who)
    Escolhe qualquer livro.
    Choose any book.
  2. some (in an unspecified time)
    Qualquer dia o visito.
    I’ll visit you some day.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:qualquer.

Derived terms

Pronoun

qualquer (plural quaisquer)

  1. any (no matter what kind, which or who)
    Qualquer de meus amigos pode te ajudar. ― Any of my friends can help you.
  2. anyone (no matter who)
    Qualquer pode fazer esse trabalho. ― Anyone can do that job.
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