LEARN SPANISH INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

Indefinite pronouns are used to substitute a noun in a vague way. They can express indefinite quantity or no quantity at all, diversity, equality, quality or intensity, distribution or indifference and quantity or intensity. In that way, we have:

Indefinite quantity or No quantity

algo (something)

alguien (someone)

alguno/a/os/as (some)

nada (nothing)

nadie (nobody)

ninguno/a/os/as (none)

Diversity, equality, quality or intensity

otro/a/os/as(other)

demás (other)

diferente(-s) (different)

diverso/a/os/as (different)

vario/a/os/as (some)

mismo/a/os/as (same)

tal (-es) (such, certain)

igual (-es) (same)

semejante (-s) (similar)

propio/a/os/as (own, himself)

Distribution or indifference, quantity or intensity

cada (each)

cada uno (una) (each of)

cada cual (each one)

cualquiera que (whoever)

cualquiera (cualquier) (any, anyone)

uno/a/os/as (one)

unos/as cuantos/as (some, any)

bastante(-s) (enough)

demasiado/a/os/as (too much, too many, too)

mucho/a/os/as (much, many, alot)

poco/a/os/as (few, little, not much, not many)

todo/a/os/as (all, everything)

Example

No poseo nada. (I do not possess anything).

In this example, "nada" (nothing) does not refer to a particular object but to every object in general.

*NOTE*: Nouns in Spanish have gender so, when you want to substitute them for a pronoun you have to bear that in mind and choose accordingly.

*NOTE* In Spanish, most of the pronouns go before the verb, unlike in English.