cualquier
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== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
qualquier (obsolete)
=== Etymology ===
From cualquiera.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kwalˈkjeɾ/ [kwalˈkjeɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: cual‧quier
=== Determiner ===
cualquier m or f (apocopate, plural cualesquier, standard form cualquiera)
(before noun) apocopic form of cualquiera; any; whatever; whichever
==== Usage notes ====
The form cualquier is used only before the modified noun and only within its containing noun phrase. In other positions, the form cualquiera is used instead.
cualquier cosa ― anything (whatever thing)
una cosa cualquiera ― whatever thing
=== Further reading ===
“cualquier”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025