¿Hay alguien en la casa?
English: Is there someone in the house?
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- B1
- Unit
- Pronombres
- Practice types
- 0
What this grammar point covers
Indefinite pronouns in Spanish are words used to refer to people or things in a non-specific way, like 'someone', 'something', or 'nobody'. They help you talk about things or people without saying exactly who or what.
When to use it
Use indefinite pronouns in Spanish when you want to talk about people or things in a general or unknown way. For example, when you don't know who did something, or when you mean 'some', 'any', 'none', or 'nothing'.
Key forms
- alguien
- nadie
- algo
- nada
- alguno/a/os/as
- ninguno/a
Examples
No quiero nada.
English: I don't want anything.
Nadie sabe la respuesta.
English: Nobody knows the answer.
¿Tienes algún libro interesante?
English: Do you have any interesting book?
No veo ninguno.
English: I don't see any.
Tips
- Remember that some pronouns change for gender and number: 'alguno' (masculine singular), 'alguna' (feminine singular), 'algunos', 'algunas'.
- After a negative verb, use 'nada' (nothing) or 'nadie' (nobody).
- Be careful: 'ninguno' and 'ninguna' are usually singular, not plural.
Exceptions and edge cases
- When 'alguno' and 'ninguno' come before a masculine singular noun, they become 'algún' and 'ningún'.