The Logic of
Pronouns
It's a radar system. Are you pointing at something (Some), scanning the whole area (Any), or seeing emptiness (No)? Es un sistema de radar. ¿Apuntas a algo (Some), escaneas toda el área (Any) o ves el vacío (No)?
The Scope
How wide is your search? Specific? Open? Or Empty? ¿Qué tan amplia es tu búsqueda? ¿Específica? ¿Abierta? ¿O Vacía?
SOME-
Logic: Something exists. Specific but unnamed. Positive.
"Would you like something?"
¿Quieres algo? (Oferta = Some).ANY-
Logic: Open scan. Doesn't matter which. Question/Negative.
"Take anything."
Cualquier cosa (Da igual cuál).NO-
Logic: Emptiness. Zero quantity. Verb must be POSITIVE.
EVERY-
Logic: Totality. The whole group. ALWAYS SINGULAR verb.
The Target Suffixes
Who or what are we talking about? ¿De quién o qué estamos hablando?
-BODY / -ONE
People (Interchangeable)
Someone / Somebody
Anyone / Anybody
No one (Two words!) / Nobody
-THING
Objects / Concepts
Something
Anything
Nothing
-WHERE
Places
Somewhere
Anywhere
Nowhere
Master List
Common phrases and tricky contexts.
Pronoun Master Challenge
- L1: Some (Affirmative)
- L2: Any (Question/Neg)
- L3: No vs Any
- L4: Everyone (Singular)
- Boss: "Any" = Cualquiera
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