alguém

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese alguen, from Latin aliquem, accusative of aliquis. Compare Spanish alguien.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /aɫ.ˈɡɐ̃j̃/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ˈɡẽj̃/

Pronoun

alguém

  1. somebody; someone (some person)
    • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 127:
      Está vindo alguém buscar você. Olhe.
      Someone is coming to pick you up. Look.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:alguém.

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • ser alguém

Noun

alguém m (plural alguéns)

  1. (rare) a person

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:alguém.

Synonyms

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