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 Spanish
Indefinite Pronouns ~ Pronombres indefinidos
Spanish indefinite pronouns, sometimes called
affirmative indefinite pronouns, are unspecific and are used in place of nouns. They can be the
subject of
a sentence, the object of a verb, or the object of a
preposition.
| Todo el mundo está aquí. |
Everyone is here. |
| Compró algo. |
He bought something. |
| Tengo un regalo para alguien. |
I have a gift for someone. |
The Spanish indefinite pronouns are
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Notes
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| algo |
something |
1 |
| alguien |
someone |
1 |
| alguno, alguna |
a certain one |
1, 2 |
| algunos, algunas |
some, a few |
2, 3 |
| cada uno |
each one |
1, 2, 3 |
| cualquiera |
anyone, whoever |
1 |
| mucho(a)(s) |
a lot, much, many |
3 |
| un otro, una otra |
another one |
1, 2 |
| otros, otras |
others |
2 |
| sí (mismo, misma) |
one(self) |
4 |
| todo |
everything |
1 |
| todo el mundo |
everyone |
1 |
| uno |
one |
1, 3, 5 |
| varios, varias |
some, several |
2, 3 |
Notes:
| 1 |
These pronouns take the third
person singular form of the verb. |
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¿Todo está bien? |
Is everything ok? |
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Alguien debe saber. |
Someone must know. |
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| 2 |
These pronouns must always have an antecedent
(something they refer to in the same or a preceding sentence). |
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Perdí mi pluma, entonces tengo que comprar una otra. |
I lost my pen, so I have to buy another one. |
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Tiene 50 libros y quiero leer cada uno. |
He has 50 books and I want to read each one. |
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| 3 |
These pronouns can be modified with de
+ ellos, ellas,
nosotros, vosotros,
Uds., or a noun. |
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Uno de vosotros tiene que ayudarme. |
One of you has to help me. |
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Algunos de los estudiantes están aquí. |
Some of the students are here. |
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| 4 |
Sí is the indefinite reflexive
prepositional
pronoun. |
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| 5 |
Uno is the indefinite subject
pronoun. |
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Negative pronouns
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