Today we’re looking at the advanced B2/C1 indefinite pronoun quiconque, which translates to “anyone”, “anybody” or “whoever”.
quiconque
anyone, anybody, whoever
Word origin
Quiconque comes from quīcumquĕ (whoever) in Latin.
Example sentences
Quiconque veut apprendre le français doit apprendre les verbes !
Whoever wants to learn French must learn the verbs!
For this sentence, the le is a direct object pronoun meaning “it”.
Vous le savez mieux que quiconque.
You know better than anyone else.
Il est intedit à quiconque de marcher sur le gazon.
It is forbidden for anyone to walk on the lawn.
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Reference
Word of the Day | Lessons by David Issokson
