quelqu'un

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɛl.k‿œ̃/

Pronoun

quelqu'un m (feminine (rare) quelqu'une)

someone, somebody, anyone, anybody
Il y a quelqu’un ici qui parle français ?
Is there anybody here who speaks French?

Usage notes

To qualify with an adjective, the preposition de must be used
C'est quelqu'un de gentil.
He is a nice person. (He is someone nice.)

Abbreviations

qqn
qqns (plural)

See also

l'on
on

Further reading

“quelqu'un” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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