vem som helst

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Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kven som helst and Norwegian Bokmål hvem som helst.

Pronoun

vem som helst

  1. anyone, anybody
    Vem som helst får komma på festen
    Anyone can come to the party
    Det kan hända vem som helst
    It can happen to anyone

Usage notes

Use vad som helst with amounts (or anything which grammatically speaking is uncountable) and vilken som helst / vilket som helst / vilka som helst for countable objects.

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