qualquer

Meaning

Det

1. (feminine, masculine) any; whatever (no matter what kind, which or who)
2. (feminine, masculine) some (in an unspecified time)

Pron

1. any (no matter what kind, which or who)
2. anyone (no matter who)

Concepts

any

arbitrary

some

anyone

anything

any at all

one

any old

some kind of

whoever

any kind of

Synonyms

algum

um

1

alguém

alguma

qualquer um

quaisquer

Translations

quelconque

qualsevol

jeder

een of ander

irgendein

cualquiera

algún

ein

1

cualquier

een of andere

n’importe quel

einige

welke ook

enigerlei

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkwawˈkɛ(ʁ)/

Etymology

Cognate with Catalan: qualque

Cognate with Galician: calquera

Cognate with Spanish: cualquier

Cognate with French: quelque

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese qual quer, from qual + quer. Compare Catalan qualque, Galician calquera, Spanish cualquier and French quelque.

Sentences

Qualquer que seja o olho , o coração acredita .

Whatever the eye, the heart believes.

Garantias de qualquer natureza ?

Guarantees of any kind?

Isso não era promissor ou ter qualquer coisa .

This wasn't promising or having anything.

Fácil ? apenas use qualquer editor de texto decente .

Easy? just use any decent text editor.

Para comer um pedaço de pão , qualquer sardinha é boa .

To eat a piece of bread, any sardine is good.

Mas eu não achei que contivesse qualquer criatura viva .

But I didn't think it contained any living creatures.