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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