INDEFINITE PRONOUNS 131
297. Learn the declension and meaning of the following indefinites:
| Masc. | Fem. | Neut. |
|---|---|---|
| quis | quid, some one, any one (substantive) |
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| quī | qua or quae | quod, some, any (adjective), <a href = "LatinBegin2.html#sec483">§ 483</a> |
|
aliquis |
aliquid, some one, any one (substantive), <a href ="LatinBegin2.html#sec487">§ 487</a> |
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| aliquī | aliqua | aliquod, some, any (adjective), <a href ="LatinBegin2.html#sec487">§ 487</a> |
| quīdam | quaedam | quoddam, quiddam, a certain, a certain one, <a href ="LatinBegin2.html#sec485">§ 485</a> |
|
quisquam |
quicquam or quidquam (no plural), any one (at all) (substantive), <a href = "LatinBegin2.html#sec486">§ 486</a> |
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|
quisque |
quidque, each one, every one (substantive), <a href ="LatinBegin2.html#sec484">§ 484</a> |
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| quisque | quaeque | quodque, each, every (adjective), <a href ="LatinBegin2.html#sec484">§ 484</a> |
Transcriber’s Note:
I.the original text, the combined forms (masculine/feminine) were
printed in the “masculine” column.
Note. The meanings of the neuters, something, etc., are easily inferred from the masculine and feminine.
a. In the masculine and neuter singular of the indefinites,
quis-forms and quid-forms are mostly used as substantives,
quī-forms and quod-forms as adjectives.
b. The indefinites quis and quī never stand first
I.a clause, and are rare excepting after sī, nisi,
nē, num (as, sī quis, if any one; sī quid, if anything; nisi quis, unless some one).
Generally aliquis and aliquī are used instead.
c. The forms qua and aliqua are both feminine
nominative singular and neuter nominative plural of the indefinite
adjectives quī and aliquī respectively. How do these
differ from the corresponding forms of the relative quī?
d. Observe that quīdam (quī + -dam) is
declined like quī, except that in the accusative singular and
genitive plural m of quī becomes n (cf. § 28
- a): quendam,
quandam, quōrundam, quārundam; also that the neuter has quiddam (substantive) and quoddam (adjective) in the nominative and accusative singular. Quīdam is the least indefinite of the indefinite pronouns, and implies that you could name the person or thing referred to if you cared to do so.
e. Quisquam and quisque (substantive) are declined
like quis.
f. Quisquam, any one (quicquam or
quidquam, anything), is always used substantively and
chiefly in negative sentences. The corresponding adjective any is
ūllus, -a, -um (§ 108).
