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When "any" modifies an uncountable noun or a plural noun, it is often not translated into Spanish. Examples of this usage can be seen in 1c, 4b, 5d, and 7a.

any(

)

A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g. she).

pronoun

1. (some)

a. alguno (in place of masculine plural noun)

I can play three instruments. Can you play any?Puedo tocar tres instrumentos. ¿Sabes tocar alguno?

b. alguna (in place of feminine plural noun)

I have lots of apples. Do you want any?Tengo muchas manzanas. ¿Quieres alguna?

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

(in place of uncountable noun)

Can I have some gum? - I don't have any.¿Me das un chicle? - No tengo.

We ran out of flour. Did you buy any?Se nos acabó la harina. ¿Compraste más?

2. (none)

a. ninguno (in place of masculine plural noun)

Did you find some new books? - No, there weren't any.¿Encontraste libros nuevos? - No, no había ninguno.

b. ninguna (in place of feminine plural noun)

Did you buy the slippers? - No, there weren't any.¿Compraron las pantuflas? - No, no había ninguna.

3. (whichever)

a. cualquiera

I don't care which shirt I get. Any is fine.No me importa qué camisa me toque. Cualquiera está bien.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

4. (some)

a. algo de (before uncountable noun)

Do you have any money?¿Tienes algo de dinero?

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

(before uncountable or plural noun)

Do you have any kids?¿Tienes hijos?

Do you have any sugar?¿Tienes azúcar?

5. (none)

a. ningún (before countable masculine noun)

It isn't any problem.No es ningún problema.

b. ninguna (before countable feminine noun)

I don't have any pens left.No me queda ninguna pluma.

c. nada de (before uncountable noun)

I don't have any money left.No me queda nada de dinero.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

(with uncountable or plural noun)

I don't have any time.No tengo tiempo.

We don't have any choice.No tenemos otra opción.

6. (whatever quantity)

a. cuantos

Eric said he wants any sodas that you don't drink.Eric dijo que quiere cuantos refrescos no tomen.

You can give me any skirts that don't fit you.Cuantas faldas no te queden me las puedes dar a mí.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

I want any chocolates that are left after the party.Quiero todos los chocolates que queden después de la fiesta.

You can leave any pages you don't need on the table.Puedes dejar en la mesa cualquier hoja que no ocupes.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

7. (before comparative adjective)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Do you want any more salad?¿Quieres más ensalada?

If there aren't any further questions, we'll end the meeting.Si no hay más preguntas, terminaremos la junta.

b. algo

Is your dad feeling any better?¿Se siente algo mejor tu papá?

c. nada (only in negative phrases)

I don't think the room they painted looks any better.Para mí el cuarto que pintaron no se va nada mejor.

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any

A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g. she).

pronoun

1. (some)

have you got any?¿tienes alguno(a)?

I fancy some biscuits — have you got any?me apetecen unas galletas, ¿tienes?

are there any left?¿queda alguno(a)?

is there any left?¿queda algo?

is there any more?¿hay más?

can any of them speak English?¿alguno (de ellos) habla inglés?

2. (in negatives)

a. ninguno(a) m,f

I haven't got anyno tengo

there was nothing in any of the boxesno había nada en ninguna de las cajas

few, if any, can readpocos, o ninguno, saben leer

3. (no particular one)

a. cualquiera

b. cualquier

any of uscualquiera de nosotros

take any of the bottlestoma or

4. (every one)

keep any you findquédate con todos los que encuentres

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

5. (some)

have you any milk/sugar?¿tienes leche/azúcar?

have you any apples/cigarettes?¿tienes manzanas/cigarrillos?

is there any hope?¿hay alguna esperanza?

6. (in negatives)

a. ninguno(a)

7. (before masculine singular noun)

a. ningún

he hasn't got any moneyno tiene dinero

I didn't get any of your lettersno recibí ninguna de tus cartas

without any helpsin ninguna ayuda

8. (no particular; before noun)

a. cualquier

9. (after noun)

a. cualquiera

come any dayven cualquier día, ven un día cualquiera

any doctor will tell you the samecualquier médico te diría lo mismo

any minute nowde un momento a otro

I don't want just any (old) wineno quiero un vino cualquiera

10. (every)

any pupil who forgets his books will be punishedlos alumnos que olviden sus libros serán castigados

I'll take any books you don't wantme quedaré con todos los libros que no quieras

at any rate, in any caseen cualquier caso

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

11. (with comparative)

I'm not any betterno me encuentro mejor

the weather couldn't be any worseel tiempo no podía ser peor

have you any more milk?¿tienes más leche?

we don't see them any longer or moreya no los vemos

I don't like her any more than you doa mí no me gusta más que a ti

is that any easier?¿es así más fácil?

12. (colloquial)

any old howde cualquier manera, a la buena de Dios

that didn't help us anyeso no nos ayudó para nada

any [ˈenɪ]

adjective

1 (in questions)

When [any] modifies an uncountable noun in questions it is usually not translated:

have you got any money? ¿tienes dinero?; is there any sugar? ¿hay azúcar?

When [any] modifies a plural noun in questions it is often not translated. However, if a low number is expected in response, [algún]/[alguna] + singular noun is used:

are there any tickets left? ¿quedan entradas?

do you have any bananas?

did they find any survivors? ¿hubo supervivientes?; do you speak any foreign languages? ¿hablas algún idioma extranjero?; do you have any questions? ¿alguna pregunta?

am I making any sense?

2 (+ negative, implied negative)

When [any] modifies an uncountable noun it is usually not translated:

I haven't any money no tengo dinero; I have hardly any money left casi no me queda dinero

When the translation is countable, [ningún]/[ninguna] + singular noun can be used:

you haven't any excuse no tienes ninguna excusa; she accepted without any hesitation aceptó sin ninguna duda; we got him home without any problem lo llevamos a casa sin ningún problema

When [any] modifies a plural noun, it is either left untranslated or, for greater emphasis, translated using [ningún]/[ninguna] + singular noun:

he hasn't got any friends no tiene amigos; I can't see any cows no veo ninguna vaca

without any regret

I won't do any such thing! ¡no voy a hacer una cosa semejante!

3 (in conditional constructions)

[Any] + plural noun is often translated using [algún]/[alguna] + singular noun:

if there are any problems let me know si hay algún problema, me lo dices; if there are any tickets left si queda alguna entrada; if he had any decency he would apologize si tuviera un poco de decencia, se disculparía; if it is in any way inconvenient to you ... si por cualquier razón le resultara inconveniente ...

4 (no matter which) cualquier

any flowers will do

any teacher will tell you te lo dirá cualquier profesor; bring me any (old) book tráeme un libro cualquiera; buy any two tins of soup and get one free por cada dos latas de sopa cualesquiera que compre le regalamos otra; wear any hat (you like) ponte el sombrero que quieras

he's not just any violinist no es un violinista cualquiera

take any one you like tome cualquiera; tome el que quiera

it could have happened to any one of us le podría haber pasado a cualquiera de nosotros

it's much like any other seaside resort es muy parecido a cualquier otro sitio costero

in any case

come at any time ven cuando quieras

we can cater for up to 300 guests at any one time podemos proveer hasta a 300 invitados en cada ocasión

any person who or that breaks the rules will be punished se castigará a toda persona que no acate las reglas

at any moment he should arrive at any moment now

day minute moment case rate

5 (in set expressions)

any amount of

they'll spend any amount of money to get it se gastarán lo que haga falta para conseguirlo

he has suffered more than any amount of loving care can make up for

any number of

there must be any number of people in my position debe haber gran cantidad de personas en mi situación; I've told you any number of times te lo he dicho montones de veces

there are any number of ways to do it

pronoun

1 (in questions)

When [any] refers to an uncountable noun in questions it is usually not translated:

I fancy some soup, have we got any? me apetece sopa, ¿tenemos?; is there any milk left? ¿queda (algo de) leche?

When [any] refers to a plural noun in questions it is often translated using [alguno]/[alguna] in the singular:

I need a stamp, have you got any? necesito un sello, ¿tienes alguno?; do any of you know the answer? ¿sabe alguno (de vosotros) la respuesta?; have any of them arrived? ¿ha llegado alguno (de ellos)?

2 (+ negative, implied negative)

When [any] refers to an uncountable noun it is usually not translated:

"can I have some bread?" — "we haven't any" —¿hay pan? —no nos queda nada or no tenemos

there's hardly any left

When [any] refers to a plural noun, it is either left untranslated or, for greater emphasis, translated using [ningún]/[ninguna] in the singular:

I haven't got any

"did you buy the oranges?" — "no, there weren't any" ¿compraste (las) naranjas? —no, no había or no tenían; she has two brothers but I haven't got any tiene dos hermanos pero yo no tengo ninguno; I don't like any of them no me gusta ninguno; I don't believe any of them has done it no creo que lo haya hecho ninguno de ellos; he hasn't done any of his homework no ha hecho nada de deberes

3 (in conditional constructions)

if any of you knows how to drive si alguno de vosotros sabe conducir; few, if any, survived pocos, si alguno, sobrevivió

4 (no matter which) cualquiera

any of those books will do cualquiera de esos libros servirá; it's better than any of his other films es mejor que cualquiera de sus otras películas

adverb

1 (in questions)

would you like any more soup? ¿quieres más sopa?; is he any better? ¿está (algo) mejor?

2 (+ negative)

don't wait any longer no esperes más (tiempo)

I don't love him any more ya no le quiero

I couldn't do that any more than I could fly yo puedo hacer eso tanto como volar

the room didn't look any too clean la habitación no parecía muy limpia

3 especially (US) (at all)

it doesn't help us any eso no nos ayuda para nada; does she sing any? ¿sabe cantar de una forma u otra?

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any more	más
Do you have any pets?	¿Tienes mascotas?
do you have any siblings	tienes hermanos
any questions	alguna pregunta
do you play any sports	practicas algún deporte
at any time	en cualquier momento
any other	otro
do you have any questions	tienes alguna pregunta
in any case	en cualquier caso
any way	alguna manera
any longer	más más tiempo
not any	ninguno
Do you have any children?	¿Tienes hijos?
Do you have any brothers or sisters?	¿Tienes hermanos?
any day	cualquier día
are there any	hay
any person	cualquier persona
let me know if you have any questions	avísame si tienes alguna duda
please let me know if you have any questions	por favor, dígame si tiene alguna pregunta
if you have any questions	si tienes alguna pregunta