{"id":16570,"date":"2023-08-07T12:42:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T10:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneworlditaliano.com\/?p=16570"},"modified":"2023-08-07T12:45:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T10:45:11","slug":"qualche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneworlditaliano.com\/en\/italian-grammar\/how-do-you-spell-that\/qualche\/","title":{"rendered":"Qualche + singular or plural?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The <em>indefinite adjective <\/em><strong>qualche\u00a0<\/strong>is ALWAYS followed by a noun in the singular.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Indefinite adjectives are used to indicate an indefinite quantity and agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Qualche <\/em>means &#8220;a number of&#8221; and requires the noun to be singular, even when it refers to more than one thing.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Quando vado a fare la spesa, compro sempre <span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">qualche<\/span> caramell<span style=\"color: #cc0000;\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">Qualche<\/span> volt<span style=\"color: #cc0000;\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/span> vado a camminare al mattino.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Luigi \u00e8 partito per trascorrere <span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">qualche<\/span> giorn<span style=\"color: #cc0000;\"><strong>o<\/strong><\/span> in montagna.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The <em>plural <\/em>is used instead with the <em>indefinite adjectives<\/em> <strong>alcuni<\/strong> and <strong>alcune<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The indefinite adjectives <em>alcuni <\/em>and <em>alcune<\/em> have the same meaning as some but are always followed by the noun in the plural.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">Alcune<\/span> volt<span style=\"color: #cc0000;\"><strong>e<\/strong><\/span> non ti sopporto!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">Alcuni<\/span> mie<span style=\"color: #cc0000;\"><strong>i<\/strong><\/span> amic<span style=\"color: #cc0000;\"><strong>i<\/strong><\/span> ti hanno vista ieri al bar con Marco.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Alcuni<\/em> is used with masculine plural nouns, while <em>alcune <\/em>is used with feminine plural nouns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">There is also the <em>singular form<\/em> in Italian: <strong>alcuno<\/strong> and <strong>alcuna<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Non ho <span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">alcuna<\/span> vogli<span style=\"color: #cc0000;\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/span> di andare a scuola oggi.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Non ha fatto <span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">alcuno<\/span> sforz<span style=\"color: #cc0000;\"><strong>o<\/strong><\/span> per superare l&#8217;esame.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Warning<\/strong>: the indefinite adjectives alcuno and alcuna are used only in <em>negative sentences<\/em>. In positive sentences, always use <em>qualche<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Aggettivi indefiniti: qualche e alcuni\/e<\/h3>\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-764\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"764\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Aggettivi indefiniti: qualche e alcuni\/e\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The indefinite adjective qualche\u00a0is ALWAYS followed by a noun in the singular. Indefinite adjectives are used to indicate an indefinite quantity and agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to. Qualche means &#8220;a number of&#8221; and requires the noun to be singular, even when it refers to more than one thing. 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