quelque
French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editDeterminer
editquelque m or f (plural quelques)
- some (singular)
Usage notes
editWhen followed by un or une, the final e is elided, resulting in quelqu’un and quelqu’une. Elision before autre, resulting in quelqu’autre was once officially permitted, but is now proscribed in favor of quelque autre.
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Haitian Creole: kèk
Further reading
edit- “quelque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.