Today’s Spanish word of the day is “cualquiera”.
It’s usually used as an indefinite pronoun meaning “any”, “anyone”, “anybody”, “whichever” or “whoever”.
When used before a noun, the word is shortened to “cualquier”, for example “cualquier lugar” (“any place”).
The word “cualquiera” was formed by combining the words “cual” (“which”) and “quiera”, which is a subjunctive form of the verb “querer” (“to want”). Together, these words literally mean something like “whichever one anyone may wish”.
Example sentences
Cualquiera puede aprender español.
Anyone can learn Spanish.
No tomes el consejo de cualquiera.
Don’t take advice from just anyone.
No podemos aceptar cualquier argumento sin analizarlo cuidadosamente.
We cannot accept just any argument without analyzing it carefully.
Elige cualquiera de los libros que están en la mesa.
Choose any of the books on the table.
Cualquiera que haya sentido el amor sabe que es un misterio profundo.
Anyone who has felt love knows it’s a profound mystery.
