indefinite pronoun

English

Noun

indefinite pronoun (plural indefinite pronouns)

1. (grammar) A pronoun that does not specify the identity of its referent.

Usage notes

In English, the suffixes -ever and -soever may be added to what, which, who, and whom to obtain indefinite pronouns.

• Example: "any" and "some" in "If there's any more, I want some."
• Example: "whomever" in "Bring whomever you wish."

Translations

Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent

• Afrikaans: onbepaalde voornaamwoord (af)
• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: անորոշ դերանուն (hy) (anoroš deranun)
• Bulgarian: неопределително местоимение n (neopredelitelno mestoimenie)
• Catalan: pronom indefinit m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不定代名詞／不定代名词 (bùdìng dàimíngcí)

• Danish: ubestemt stedord n
• Dutch: onbepaald voornaamwoord (nl) n
• Esperanto: nedifina pronomo
• Faroese: óbundið fornavn n
• Finnish: indefiniittipronomini (fi)
• French: pronom indéfini (fr) m
• Georgian: განუსაზღვრელი ნაცვალსახელი (ganusazɣvreli nacvalsaxeli)
• German: Indefinitpronomen (de) n
• Hungarian: határozatlan névmás (hu)
• Icelandic: óákveðið fornafn (is) n
• Irish: forainm éiginnte m
• Italian: pronome indefinito (it) m
• Japanese: 不定代名詞 (ja) (ふていだいめいし, futei daimeishi)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: pronomen indefinitum n
• Persian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: zaimek nieokreślony m
• Portuguese: pronome indefinido (pt) n
• Romanian: pronume nedefinit n, pronume nehotărât (ro) n
• Russian: неопределённое местоиме́ние n (neopredeljónnoje mestoiménije)
• Spanish: pronombre indeterminado m
• Tagalog: panghalip na di-tiyak
• Thai: อนิยมสรรพนาม (th) (à-ní-yá-má-sàp-pá-naam)
• Turkish: belirsizlik zamiri (tr)
• Ukrainian: неозна́чений займе́нник m (neoznáčenyj zajménnyk)
• Vietnamese: đại từ bất định, đại từ không xác định
• Welsh: rhagenw amhendant m