Comparison of Italian and Spanish

Indefinite Pronouns

The following tables show some English indefinite pronouns and their Italian and Spanish equivalents:

Englishsomeoneanyoneeveryoneno-one
Italianqualcunochiunquetuttinessuno
Spanishalguiencualquieratodosnadie

Englishsomethinganythingeverythingnothing
Italianqualcosaqualsiasi cosatuttonulla/niente
Spanishalgocualquier cosatodonada

Englishsomewhereanywhereeverywherenowhere
Italianin qualche luogo/da qualche parte(d)ovunque/in qualsiasi luogo (d)ovunque/dappertuttoda nessuna parte
Spanishen algún lugaren cualquier lugaren/por todas partes en ningún lugar

Note how, in many cases, a single indefinite pronoun in English maps to a more complex phrase in the other languages.

Created July 2023 by Adam N. Letchford.