Indefinite Pronouns

Question 1

“A certain”

Answer 1

Quidam is an indefinite pronoun

Question 2

Aliquis, aliquid,

Answer 2

Declined like interrogative pronoun quis, quid

Means “someone, something, anyone, anything”

Question 3

Adjective of aliquis

Answer 3

Aliqui, aliqua, aliquod
Declines like qui, quae, quod (but aliqua not aliquae)
Means “some, any”

Question 4

Quis

Answer 4

Quis, quid
Is the same as aliquis but has a greater degree of indefiniteness about it. Used after si, nisi, num, ne. (After Si nisi num ne all the ali-‘s drop away)

Question 5

Quisquam

Answer 5

Quisquam, quidquam(quicquam)

Declined like quis, quid

Means “someone (something)” “anyone (anything)”

Used mainly in sentences that imply negation

The adjective form is ullus, ulla, ullum

Question 6

Adjective of quis

Answer 6

Qui, qua, quod

Identical to aliqui, aliqua, aliquod

Question 7

Quisque

Answer 7

Quisque, quidque(quicque)

Is declined like quis, quid

Means “each one (each)” “everyone (every)”

Question 8

Adjective of quisque

Answer 8

Quique, quaeque, quodque

Declined like qui, quae, quod

“Each, every”

Question 9

When is quisque found

Answer 9

Can only be found after a: superlative, relative pronoun, interrogative pronoun, ordinal number, reflexive

Or found as: unusquisque, unaquaeque, unumquodque

Question 10

Aliquis ad me heri venit

Answer 10

Someone came to me yesterday

Question 11

We fought with the inhabitants not without some fear

Answer 11

Non sine aliquo metu cum incolis pugnavimus

Question 12

Vidistine aliquem?

Answer 12

Did you see anyone (someone)?

Question 13

Si quis ad me veniat, felix sim

Answer 13

If anyone (someone) should come to me, I would be happy

Question 14

If you should not see anyone, you would not be happy

Answer 14

Nisi quem videas, felix non sis

Question 15

Num quem vides?

Answer 15

You dont see anyone (someone), do you?

Question 16

He did this in order that someone might not be angry

Answer 16

Hoc fecit ne quis iratus esset

Question 17

Vix quisquam hoc negare potest

Answer 17

Hardly anyone can deny this

Question 18

The envoy was braver than any of the soldiers

Answer 18

Fortior fuit legatus quam quisquam militum

• the implied negation here is that no one of the soldiers was bracer than the envoy

Question 19

Solis lux clarior est quam lix ullius ignis

Answer 19

The light of the sun is brighter than the light of any fire

Question 20

Haec optimus quisque sentit

Answer 20

Each (every) very good man perceives these things

Question 21

Each man loves this girl

Every man loves this girl

Answer 21

Quique vir hanc puellam amat

Question 22

Cuique homini multa pecunia est

Answer 22

There is much money to each/every man

Each/every man has much money

Question 23

What are they

Answer 23

Represent SOME person or thing without designating exactly WHICH one.

Question 24

Adjective of quisquam

Answer 24

Qui, qua, quod

“Some, any”