indefinite pronoun

English

Noun

Wikipedia indefinite pronoun (plural indefinite pronouns)

1. (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

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can Catalan: pronom indefinit (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 不定代名詞 (zh), 不定代名词 (zh) (bùdìng dàimíngcí) Danish: ubestemt stedord (da) n. Dutch: onbepaald voornaamwoord (nl) n. Faroese: óbundið fornavn (fo) n. Finnish: indefiniittipronomini (fi) French: pronom indéfini (fr) m. German: Indefinitpronomen (de) n. Hungarian: határozatlan névmás (hu) Icelandic: óákveðið fornafn (is) n.

Italian: pronome indefinito (it) m. Japanese: 不定代名詞 (ja) (ふていだいめいし, futei daimeishi) Korean: please add this translation if you can Latin: pronomen indefinitum (la) n. Persian: please add this translation if you can Portuguese: pronome indefinido (pt) n. Russian: неопределённое местоимение (ru) (neopredeljónnoje mestoiménije) n. Spanish: pronombre indeterminado (es) m. Thai: please add this translation if you can Turkish: belirsizlik zamiri (tr) Ukrainian: неозначений займенник (uk) (neoznáčenyj zajménnyk) m. Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can