Grammar Lesson 75:

Indefinite pronouns that are only pronouns

MASC. SING.

FEM. SING.

MASC. PLUR.

FEM. PLUR.

MEANING

uno

una

 

 

one; someone

qualcuno

qualcuna

 

 

somebody, someone; anybody, anyone

ognuno

ognuna

 

 

everyone; each

chiunque

chiunque

 

 

anybody, anyone

qualcosa

 

 

 

something

alcunché

 

 

 

something; nothing; anything (in negative sentences)

checché

 

 

 

whatever

checchessia

 

 

 

anything, whatever

nulla

 

 

 

nothing; anything

niente

 

 

 

nothing; anything


Examples:
 
Uno

Ho parlato con uno che ti conosce / I spoke to a man who knows you
Per dirne una / Just to mention one thing
 
Qualcuno

Qualcuno mi ha detto che eri passata / Somebody told me you had called by
Conosci qualcuna delle sue cugine? / Do you know any of her (female) cousins?
 
Ognuno

Ognuno ha di che pensare / Everyone has something to think about
 
Chiunque

Chiunque conosca Anna ti dirà che è fantastica / Anybody knowing Anna would confirm that she's fantastic
 
Qualcosa

Posso offrirti qualcosa? / Can I give you something?
 
Alcunché

Non crede in alcunché / He, she doesn't believe in anything
 
Checché

Checché se ne dica / Whatever one may say
 
Checchessia

Crede di sapere checchessia / He, she thinks they know anything
 
Nulla / Niente —> they're basically interchangeable

Non provo più niente per Anna / I don't feel anything for Anna anymore
Non c'è più nulla da dire / There's nothing left to say



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