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Spanish grammar 2

1. Pronouns

1.6 Indefinite Pronouns

  • Introduction

  • 1. Pronouns
  • 1.1 Personal Pronouns

  • 1.2 Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns & Genitive

  • 1.3 Accusative and Dative Pronouns

  • 1.4 Demonstrative Pronouns

  • 1.5 Reflexive Pronouns

  • 1.6 Indefinite Pronouns

  • 2. Nouns & Articles
  • 2.1 Gender of Nouns

  • 2.2 Indefinite and Definite Forms

  • 2.3 Singular and Plural

  • 3. Verbs
  • 3.1 Types of Verbs

  • 3.2 The Conjugation and Use of “Be” Verbs

  • 3.3 Present Tense & Gerund

  • 3.4 Preterite

  • 3.5 Imperfect

  • 3.6 The Present Perfect

  • 3.7 The Past Perfect

  • 3.8 Future Tense and Near Future

  • 3.9 Conditional

  • 3.10 Affirmative and Negative Commands

  • 3.11 Subjunctive

  • 3.12 Passive

  • 4. Adjectives
  • 4.1 Adjective Inflection

  • 4.2 Comparison of Adjectives

  • 5. Syntax
  • 5.1 Word Order in Main Clause

  • 5.2 Interrogative Sentence & Question Words

  • 5.3 Subordinate Clauses

  • 6. Prepositions
  • 6.1 Prepositions

  • 7. Adverbs
  • 7.1 Adverbs

  • 8. Numbers
  • 8.1 Basic Numbers

  • 8.2 Order Numbers

  • 8.3 Number Expressions

  • 9. Letters of the Alphabet
  • 9.1 Letters of the Alphabet

  • Introduction

  • 1. Pronouns

  • 1.1 Personal Pronouns

  • 1.2 Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns & Genitive

  • 1.3 Accusative and Dative Pronouns

  • 1.4 Demonstrative Pronouns

  • 1.5 Reflexive Pronouns

  • 1.6 Indefinite Pronouns

  • 2. Nouns & Articles

  • 2.1 Gender of Nouns

  • 2.2 Indefinite and Definite Forms

  • 2.3 Singular and Plural

  • 3. Verbs

  • 3.1 Types of Verbs

  • 3.2 The Conjugation and Use of “Be” Verbs

  • 3.3 Present Tense & Gerund

  • 3.4 Preterite

  • 3.5 Imperfect

  • 3.6 The Present Perfect

  • 3.7 The Past Perfect

  • 3.8 Future Tense and Near Future

  • 3.9 Conditional

  • 3.10 Affirmative and Negative Commands

  • 3.11 Subjunctive

  • 3.12 Passive

  • 4. Adjectives

  • 4.1 Adjective Inflection

  • 4.2 Comparison of Adjectives

  • 5. Syntax

  • 5.1 Word Order in Main Clause

  • 5.2 Interrogative Sentence & Question Words

  • 5.3 Subordinate Clauses

  • 6. Prepositions

  • 6.1 Prepositions

  • 7. Adverbs

  • 7.1 Adverbs

  • 8. Numbers

  • 8.1 Basic Numbers

  • 8.2 Order Numbers

  • 8.3 Number Expressions

  • 9. Letters of the Alphabet

  • 9.1 Letters of the Alphabet

Indefinite pronouns are pronouns that do not refer to a specific person or thing. There are two types: independent and non-independent.

Independent Indefinite Pronouns

The independent indefinite pronouns are not directly related to any noun.

alguiensomeone
nadieno one
todoeverything
nadanothing
algosomething

Nadie estĂĄ en casa.

No one is at home.

ÂżYa has comido todo?

Have you already eaten everything? 

Alguien ha pintado la pared.

Someone has painted the wall.

Non-independent Indefinite Pronouns

Non-independent indefinite pronouns are used with nouns and inflect according to them.

The pronoun mucho (a lot of, much, many) is inflected according to the gender and number of the noun:

mucho zumoa lot of juice
mucha gentemany people
muchos problemasmany problems
muchas casasmany houses

The pronoun poco (a little, few) works the same way:

poco zumoa little juice
poca gentefew people
pocos problemasfew problems
pocas casasfew houses

The pronoun demasiado (too much, too many) also inflects according to gender and number:

demasiado vinotoo much wine
demasiada lechetoo much milk
demasiados problemastoo many problems
demasiadas sillastoo many chairs

The pronoun alguno (some) can be used with both people and things:

algĂșn niño / perrosome boy / dog
alguna mujer / mesasome woman / table
algunos niños / perrossome boys / dogs
algunas mujeres / mesassome women / tables

The pronoun ninguno (not one, not any) is usually only used in singular form, with both people and things:

ningĂșn hombre / telĂ©fonono man / phone
ninguna chica / oficinano girl / office

The pronoun todo (all, every, whole, entire) is inflected according to gender and number. A definite article is often used after it:

todo el mesthe whole month
toda la semanaall week
todos los dĂ­asevery day
todas las mañanasevery morning

These non-independent indefinite pronouns are inflected according to gender and number, too:

otro vaso / otras cosasanother glass / other things
mismo gato / mismas ideassame cat / same ideas

The pronoun bastante (enough) is only inflected in singular and plural:

bastante comida = enough food

bastantes amigos = enough friends

The pronoun varios (several) is only used in plural form and inflected according to gender:

varios libros = several books

varias manzanas = several apples

The pronoun cualquiera (any) becomes cualquier when it is used before a noun:

Cualquiera me vale.

Any one is fine for me.

Cualquier coche me vale.

Any car is fine for me.

The pronoun cada (every, each) is uninflected; it can be used with both masculine and feminine words, but only in singular form:

cada dĂ­a = every day

cada semana = each week

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