Spanish Grammar: Indefinite Pronouns

Indefinite Pronouns in Spanish

• Indefinite pronouns are a type of pronoun that don't refer to any particular person or thing.
• They usually refer to a vague or imprecise quantity of something.

Common Indefinites

• Algo: something
• Uno: a, an, some
• Alguien: somebody, someone
• Alguno: one, some, any
• Bastante: enough
• Cualquiera: any, anyone
• Demás: other, others
• Demasiado: too much, too many
• Mucho: much, many, a lot
• Nada: nothing, not anything
• Nadie: no one, not anyone
• Ninguno: none, not any, no one, nobody
• Otro: other one, another one, some other
• Poco: little, a little, few, a few
• Todo: all, any, every
• Varios: a few, some, several

Uno, Unos, Una, Unas

• Used as the indefinite article "a" or "an".
• Unos/as means "some" or "a few".
• Unos pocos or unos cuantos is frequently used as a variant.

Alguno, Alguna, Algunos, Algunas

• In the masculine singular, alguno shortens to algún.
• Alguno usually means "some" or "any" in the singular.
• Algunos/as means the same as unos/as in the plural.
• Alguno/a/os/as can also act as a pronoun.

Ninguno, Ninguna, Ningunos, Ningunas

• Can be used as an adjective or a pronoun.
• As an adjective, it agrees with the number and gender of the noun.
• As a pronoun, it is often followed by "de" with a personal pronoun.

Alguien

• In a sentence, alguien means "somebody".
• In a question, alguien means "anybody".

Algo

• In a sentence, algo means "something".
• In a question, algo means "anything".

Cualquiera

• When the adjective cualquiera precedes a noun, it usually loses the final "a".
• As an adjective, it means "any" in the sense of "whatever" or "whoever".
• As a pronoun, it does not drop the final "a".

Demás

• Acts as both an adjective and a pronoun.
• Means the same as otro/a/os/as but is invariable.

Otro, Otra, Otros, Otras

• Means "other" or "another".
• Varies in gender and number.
• Never preceded by the indefinite article.

Varios, Varias

• Means "several".
• Can act as both an adjective and a pronoun.

Mucho, Mucha, Muchos, Muchas and Poco, Poca, Pocos, Pocas

• Mucho means "much", "many", or "great".
• Poco means "small", "few", or "little".
• Both can act as adjectives or pronouns.
• They vary in gender and number.
• Can also act as adverbs, in which case they are invariable.

Bastante, Bastantes

• Means "enough".
• Can act as an adjective or a pronoun.
• Has a plural form but is invariable in gender.
• Can also act as an adverb, in which case it is invariable.

Demasiado, Demasiados, Demasiadas

• Means "too much" or "too many".
• Can act as an adjective or a pronoun.
• Varies in gender and number.
• Can also act as an adverb, in which case it is invariable.

Todo, Todos, Todas

• Means "all", "any", or "every".
• Can act as an adjective or a pronoun.
• Varies in number and gender.
• When todo means "the whole of", "all", "every", a following noun is usually preceded by the definite article.

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