Indefinite pronouns of choice (n'importe lequel)

To say "any one" or "any of them" when picking from a specific group, use n'importe lequel. Its second half (lequel) agrees in gender and number with the noun it replaces.

GenderSingular ("any one")Plural ("any of them")
Masculinen'importe lequeln'importe lesquels
Femininen'importe laquellen'importe lesquelles

Singular Choices

Use n'importe lequel for a masculine noun (like le frein, the brake) and n'importe laquelle for a feminine noun (like la roue, the wheel).

Give him a brake, any one.
Donne-lui un frein, n'importe lequel.
You can choose a wheel, any one.
Tu peux choisir une roue, n'importe laquelle.

Plural Choices

Use the plural forms n'importe lesquels (masculine, like les boulons) and n'importe lesquelles (feminine, like les pédales).

Are you looking for bolts? You can use any of them.
Tu cherches des boulons ? Tu peux utiliser n'importe lesquels.
You have to buy some pedals, any of them.
Tu dois acheter des pédales, n'importe lesquelles.

You can also use these alongside the pronoun en ("of them") when referring back to a previously mentioned quantity.

He wants brakes, I'm buying him any of them.
Il veut des freins, je lui en achète n'importe lesquels.

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