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From Laura K. Lawless,
Your Guide to French Language.

French: All about Any


French translations for the English word any

The English word "any" has numerous French translations, depending on what it means and whether it is used as an adjective, pronoun, or adverb.

Any = no matter which

adjective: n'importe quel
You can have any book
Tu peux avoir n'importe quel livre

Any chair will do
N'importe quelle chaise fera l'affaire

I'll watch any programs
Je regarde n'importe quels programmes
pronoun: n'importe lequel
You can have any one (of them)
Tu peux avoir n'importe lequel

Any (one) will do
N'importe laquelle fera l'affaire

I'll listen to any one
Je regarde n'importe lesquels

Any = some

adjective: partitive article
Do you have any money?
As-tu de l'argent ?

Do you want any bread?
Veux-tu du pain ?

Are there any survivors?
Y a-t-il des survivants ?
pronoun: adverbial pronoun en
Do you have any?
En as-tu ?

Do you want any?
En veux-tu ?

Are there any?
Y en a-t-il ?

Any = each and every

adjective: tout
Any child can learn French
Tout enfant peut apprendre le français

Any student who talks in class will be punished
Tout élève qui parle en classe sera puni

Any other response would have been more appropriate
Toute autre réponse aurait été plus appropriée

Not any = none

adjective: pas de or, more emphatically, the negative adjective ne...

aucun
He doesn't have any proof
Il n'a pas de preuve
Il n'a aucune preuve

I don't have any sisters
Je n'ai pas de soeur
Je n'ai aucune soeur

There isn't any excuse
Il n'y a pas d'excuse
Il n'y a aucune excuse
pronoun: ne... pas or ne... aucun with en
We don't want any
Nous n'en voulons pas
Nous n'en voulons aucun

I don't have any
Je n'en ai pas
Je n'en ai aucune

There isn't any
Il n'y en a pas
Il n'y en a aucune

Not any more

plus maintenant or ne... plus
Do you eat fish? Not any more
Tu manges du poisson ? Plus maintenant

I don't have it any more
Je ne l'ai plus

He won't help any more
Il n'aidera plus

Any = somewhat, a bit

un peu
Do you feel any happier?
Te sens-tu un peu plus heureux ?

Is he any taller?
Est-il un peu plus grand ?

Are you any more athletic than David?
Es-tu un peu plus sportif que David ?

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