qualcuno

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Univerbation of qualche (“some”) +‎ uno (“one”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwalˈku.no/[3]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uno
  • Hyphenation: qual‧cù‧no

Pronoun

qualcuno (feminine qualcuna, no plural)

  1. someone, somebody
  2. (in a question) anyone, anybody
  3. some (of them)
    Synonyms: alcuno, qualche
  4. (in a question) any (of us etc.)

Usage notes

  • Always masculine in the sense of “someone”. In the sense “some (ones)”, “some (of them)” it varies with gender, but can only refer to objects and human beings.

References

  1. ^ qualcheduno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ qualcuno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  3. ^ qualcuno in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Further reading

  • Patota, Giuseppe (2002), Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, →ISBN, page 140
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