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alguien

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Mirandese

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Etymology

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From Latin aliquem, accusative of aliquis. Compare Portuguese alguém and Spanish alguien.

Pronoun

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alguien

  1. somebody; someone

Antonyms

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From alguno, conflated with quien. Derivation from Latin aliquem, is incorrect, the expected form would have been *algue.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈalɡjen/ [ˈal.ɣ̞jẽn]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -alɡjen
  • Syllabification: al‧guien

Pronoun

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alguien

  1. someone, somebody
  2. anyone, anybody

Antonyms

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