qualche

== Italian == === Etymology === From qual +‎ che. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwal.ke/°, (traditional) /ˈkwal.ke/* Rhymes: -alke Hyphenation: quàl‧che Traditionally, this word triggers syntactic gemination of the following consonant despite not ending in a stressed vowel, but this no longer applies in modern usage. Hence qualche volta (“sometimes”) is traditionally pronounced /ˈkwalke‿vˈvɔlta/ but in modern usage is /ˈkwalke ˈvɔlta/. === Determiner === qualche (singular only, invariable) (a) few Ho qualche amico. ― I have a few friends. some, any ==== Usage notes ==== Qualche always precedes the noun and is invariant for gender and number. The noun is always singular, even though the sense is usually plural: Posso fare qualche domanda? ― Can I ask you some questions? === Adverb === qualche (archaic or regional) some, about Synonym: circa === References ===