cualquier

Spanish

Alternative forms

• qualquier (obsolete)

Etymology

From cualquiera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwalˈkjeɾ/ [kwalˈkjeɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: cual‧quier

Determiner

cualquier m or f (apocopate, plural cualesquier, standard form cualquiera)

1. (before noun) Apocopic form of cualquiera; any; whatever; whichever

Usage notes

The form cualquier is used only before the modified noun and only within its containing noun phrase. In other positions, the form cualquiera is used instead.

cualquier cosa ― anything (whatever thing)

una cosa cualquiera ― whatever thing

Further reading

• “cualquier”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10