cualesquier
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwalesˈkjeɾ/ [kwa.lesˈkjeɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: cua‧les‧quier
Determiner
cualesquier (apocopate plural, standard form cualquiera)
- (before the noun) apocopic form of cualquiera any, whatever, whichever
- plural of cualquier
Usage notes
The form cualesquier is used only before the modified noun and only within its containing noun phrase. In other positions, the form cualesquiera is used instead.
Further reading
- “cualesquier”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024