qualquer

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• qq (abbreviation)
• qlqr (abbreviation)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese qual quer, from qual +‎ quer. By surface analysis, qual (“which one”) +‎ quer (“wants”). Compare Galician calquera, Spanish cualquiera, and Italian (literary) qualsivoglia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkwawˈkɛ(ʁ)/ [ˌkwaʊ̯ˈkɛ(h)], (rural, uneducated) /ˌkawˈkɛ(ʁ)/ [ˌkaʊ̯ˈkɛ(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkwawˈkɛ(ʁ)/ [ˌkwaʊ̯ˈkɛ(h)], (rural, uneducated) /ˌkawˈkɛ(ʁ)/ [ˌkaʊ̯ˈkɛ(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌkwawˈkɛ(ɾ)/ [ˌkwaʊ̯ˈkɛ(ɾ)], (rural, uneducated) /ˌkawˈkɛ(ɾ)/ [ˌkaʊ̯ˈkɛ(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌkwawˈkɛ(ʁ)/ [ˌkwaʊ̯ˈkɛ(χ)], (rural, uneducated) /ˌkawˈkɛ(ʁ)/ [ˌkaʊ̯ˈkɛ(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˌkwawˈkɛ(ɻ)/ [ˌkwaʊ̯ˈkɛ(ɻ)], (rural, uneducated) /ˌkawˈkɛ(ɻ)/ [ˌkaʊ̯ˈkɛ(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkwalˈkɛɾ/ [ˌkwaɫˈkɛɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkwalˈkɛɾ/ [ˌkwaɫˈkɛɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkwa.liˈkɛ.ɾi/

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Determiner

qualquer m or f (plural quaisquer)

2. any; whatever (no matter what kind, which or who)

   Escolhe qualquer livro.

   Choose any book.

4. some (in an unspecified time)

   Qualquer dia o visito.

   I’ll visit you some day.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:qualquer.

Derived terms

• qualquer coisa
• qualquer um

Pronoun

qualquer (plural quaisquer)

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

   Qualquer de meus amigos pode te ajudar. ― Any of my friends can help you.

4. anyone (no matter who)

   Qualquer pode fazer esse trabalho. ― Anyone can do that job.

Further reading

• “qualquer”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “qualquer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026