indefinite pronoun

See also: indefinite-pronoun

English

Noun

indefinite pronoun (plural indefinite pronouns)

(grammar) A pronoun that does not specify the identity of its referent.

Usage notes

In English, the suffixes -ever and -soever may be added to what, which, who, and whom to obtain indefinite pronouns.

Example: "any" and "some" in "If there's any more, I want some."
Example: "whomever" in "Bring whomever you wish."

Translations

Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent

Afrikaans: onbepaalde voornaamwoord (af)
Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Armenian: անորոշ դերանուն (hy) (anoroš deranun)
Bulgarian: неопределително местоимение n (neopredelitelno mestoimenie)
Catalan: pronom indefinit m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 不定代名詞, 不定代名词 (bùdìng dàimíngcí)
Danish: ubestemt stedord n
Dutch: onbepaald voornaamwoord (nl) n
Esperanto: nedifina pronomo
Faroese: óbundið fornavn n
Finnish: indefiniittipronomini (fi)
French: pronom indéfini (fr) m
Georgian: განუსაზღვრელი ნაცვალსახელი (ganusazɣvreli nacvalsaxeli)
German: Indefinitpronomen (de) n
Hungarian: határozatlan névmás
Icelandic: óákveðið fornafn (is) n

Irish: forainm éiginnte m
Italian: pronome indefinito m
Japanese: 不定代名詞 (ふていだいめいし, futei daimeishi)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Latin: pronomen indefinitum n
Persian: please add this translation if you can
Polish: zaimek nieokreślony m
Portuguese: pronome indefinido (pt) n
Romanian: pronume nedefinit n
Russian: неопределённое местоиме́ние (ru) n (neopredeljónnoje mestoiménije)
Spanish: pronombre indeterminado m
Tagalog: panghalip panaklaw
Thai: อนิยมสรรพนาม (th) (à-ní-yom-sàp-pá-naam)
Turkish: belirsizlik zamiri (tr)
Ukrainian: неозначений займенник m (neoznáčenyj zajménnyk)
Vietnamese: đại từ bất định, đại từ không xác định

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