Italian Unit 9B - Indefinite Words

The common indefinite adjectives are

alcuni, altro, molto, ogni, poco, qualche, tanto, troppo, tutto

Alcuni/e means

some, a few

altro/a/i/e means

other

molto/a/i/e means

many, a lot

ogni means

every

Poco/a; pochi/e means

litte, few

Qualche

some, a few

Tanto/a/i/e means

so much, so many

troppo/a/i/e

too much, too many

Tutto/a/i/e

all

Like other adjectives, indefinites generally...

agree with the noun they modify

Alcuni can only be used with

plural nouns

Ogni and qualche are

invariable (and ogni can only be used with singular nouns)

Tutto must be followed by

a definite article

The common indefinite pronouns are...

alcuni, altro, altri, motlo, ognuno, poco, qualcuno, qualcosa, tanto, troppo, tutto, tutti

Alcuni/e means

some, a few

altro means

something (anything) else

altri means

others

molto/a/i/e means

much/many

Ognuno/a means

Each one, every one

Poco(a)/Pochi(e) means

little, few

Qualcuno/a means

someone, anyone

Qualcosa means

something, anything

Tanto/a/i/e

So much, so many

Troppo/a/i/e

too much, too many

Tutto

everything

Tutti/e

everyone

Most indefinite pronouns

agree in number and gender of the noun they replace

Qualcosa is

singular and invariable - treated as masculine

Use qualcosa di before _______, and qualcosa da before _____

adjectives; infinitives

Use ognuno/a and qualcuno/a in

singular form only

The difference between indefinite pronouns and adjectives is that

an indefinite adjective works with a noun
an indefinite pronoun stands alone