Difference between revisions of "Any"
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| − | :any old way, however you please, | + | :any old way, however you please, <i>n'importe comment</i> |
| − | ::Cf. every which way -- | + | ::Cf. every which way -- <i>dans tous les sens</i> |
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[hide]Quantifier
Some people call any a quantifying adjective, others refer to it as a quantifying determiner. (which is when it is isn't a pronoun summarizing an entire noun phrase).
It is most often used with uncountable nouns and with plural countables, in questions and negative sentences (not... any)
- Do you have any idea who wrote this?
- when unstressed: une idée, when stressed: le moindre idée
- I don't have any time free this week. Maybe next Thursday?
- pas de temps
- Have you seen any good movies lately?
- when unstressed: un bon film, des bons films; when stressed: au moins un bon film
- There aren't any chocolates left.
- plus de chocolats
Pronoun (Fused NP head)
- Late at night, you could hear that the building was full of mice. I never saw any in my apartment, though. Neither did my cat. ^^
Prefix
anything
anyone / anybody
anywhere
anyway / any way / [anyhow]
any which way
- any old way, however you please, n'importe comment
- Cf. every which way -- dans tous les sens
