{"id":502,"date":"2010-08-28T13:11:36","date_gmt":"2010-08-28T13:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=502"},"modified":"2010-08-28T13:11:36","modified_gmt":"2010-08-28T13:11:36","slug":"qualcuno-qualcosa-alcuni-nessuno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/qualcuno-qualcosa-alcuni-nessuno\/","title":{"rendered":"Qualcuno, Qualcosa, Alcuni, Nessuno"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently I wrote an article about the indefinite adjectives qualche, alcuni, <\/strong>and dei<\/strong>, meaning ‘some’ or ‘any’: https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/qualche-alcuni-o-dei\/<\/a>. Today we are going to look at the indefinite pronouns.<\/font><\/p>\n

Qualcuno<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

Qualcuno<\/strong> means ‘someone’ or ‘somebody’, e.g.:<\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Ieri ho incontrato qualcuno che ti conosce
<\/strong>Yesterday I met somebody who knows you<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C’\u00e8 qualcuno al telefono che vuole parlare con te <\/strong>
There is someone on the phone who wants to speak to you<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Qualcosa<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

Qualcosa<\/strong> means ‘something’ or ‘anything’, and it can also also be written as two separate words: qualche cosa<\/strong>. Despite being constructed around the feminine singular word cosa<\/strong> (thing), qualcosa <\/strong>is  masculine singular(otherwise life would be too simple), e.g.:<\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00c8 successo qualcosa<\/strong>
Something has happened<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Qualcosa \u00e8 stato fatto <\/strong>
Something has been done<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hai sentito qualcosa da Federica? <\/strong>
Have you heard anything from Federica?<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Alcuni<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

To express an unknown quantity in the plural we use the indefinite pronouns alcuni <\/strong>(masculine plural) and alcune <\/strong>(feminine plural), both meaning ‘some’, e.g.: <\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Alcuni pensano che la festa sia stata un successo
<\/strong>Some people think that the party was a success<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alcune delle mele che hai comprato ieri sono ammaccate
<\/strong>Some of the apples you bought yesterday are bruised<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Nessuno<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nessuno <\/strong>(masculine) and nessuna <\/strong>(feminine) mean ‘no one’, ‘nobody’, ‘none’, or ‘anybody’, and are only used in the singular form, normally in negative sentences. e.g.: <\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Nessuno ha saputo rispondere alla domanda
<\/strong>Nobody was able to answer the question<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nessuna delle ragazze \u00e8 mai stata in Inghilterra
<\/strong>None of the girls have ever been to England<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

When nessuno <\/strong>comes after the verb, we also use the negation non<\/strong>, e.g.: <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Non ho visto nessuno
<\/strong>I haven’t seen anybody<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Non c’\u00e8 nessuno in casa
<\/strong>There is nobody at home<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

When asking a question we tend to use nessuno<\/strong> instead of qualcuno<\/strong>, e.g.: <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
C’\u00e8 nessuno?
<\/strong>Is anybody in?<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hai visto nessuno?
<\/strong>Have you seen anybody?<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Nessuna domanda? <\/strong>(Any Questions?)<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recently I wrote an article about the indefinite adjectives qualche, alcuni, and dei, meaning ‘some’ or ‘any’: https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/qualche-alcuni-o-dei\/. Today we are going to look at the indefinite pronouns. Qualcuno Qualcuno means ‘someone’ or ‘somebody’, e.g.: Ieri ho incontrato qualcuno che ti conosce Yesterday I met somebody who knows you C’\u00e8 qualcuno al telefono che vuole…<\/p>\n

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