qualquer

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

qq (abbreviation)
qlqr (abbreviation)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese qual quer, from qual + quer. Compare Catalan qualque, Galician calquera, Spanish cualquier and French quelque.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkwawˈkɛ(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌkwawˈkɛ(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌkwawˈkɛ(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkwawˈkɛ(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkwalˈkɛɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkwa.liˈkɛ.ɾi/

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Determiner

qualquer m or f (plural quaisquer)

any; whatever (no matter what kind, which or who)
Escolhe qualquer livro.
Choose any book.
some (in an unspecified time)
Qualquer dia o visito.
I’ll visit you some day.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:qualquer.

Derived terms

Pronoun

qualquer (plural quaisquer)

any (no matter what kind, which or who)
Qualquer de meus amigos pode te ajudar. ― Any of my friends can help you.
anyone (no matter who)
Qualquer pode fazer esse trabalho. ― Anyone can do that job.

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