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cualquiera

whichever

determiner kwahl-KYEH-rah Common
Grammar & Structure Determiners

Also means

anyone (pronoun)

Usage Note

Cualquiera apocopates to cualquier before any noun, regardless of gender: cualquier día ('any day'), cualquier persona ('any person'). As a pronoun standing alone it keeps its full form: cualquiera puede hacerlo ('anyone can do it'). In the plural it becomes cualesquiera, though this form is rare in modern speech.

Examples

"Cualquier libro de esa lista sirve."

Natural Translation

Any book on that list will do.

Literal Translation

Any book of that list serves

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