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Pronunciation
Adjective
alguno m (Latin spelling, feminine singular alguna, masculine plural algunos, feminine plural algunas)
- one, some, somebody
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *alicunus, from Latin alĭquis (“someone”) + unus (“one”).
Cognate with French aucun, Italian alcuno, Galician algún, Portuguese algum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈɡuno/
- Rhymes: -uno
- Syllabification: al‧gu‧no
Determiner
alguno m (plural algunos, feminine alguna, feminine plural algunas)
- some, any
- Antonym: ninguno
¿Quiere alguna cosa?- Do you want anything?
Algún día lo haré.- I will do it someday.
- any (used for emphasis)
No tiene talento alguno.- He doesn't have any talent at all.
- various
Usage notes
- When used before a singular masculine noun as part of the noun phrase, the apocopate form algún is used instead of alguno.
Derived terms
Pronoun
alguno m (feminine alguna, masculine plural algunos, feminine plural algunas)
- someone
- Synonym: alguien
- some, some people
- one (thing); a few
Usage notes
- In older texts, the pronoun is often written with a stress mark, i.e: "algúnos" to distinguish it from the determiner form.
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