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.

Learn about indefinite pronouns in Spanish, including common words and their English translations, such as 'algo', 'uno', and 'alguien'. Discover how to use them in context.