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Portuguese (Portugal)

### The Unique Plural of *qualquer*

In Portuguese, the word for "any" is *qualquer*. When modifying plural nouns, it takes a highly unusual form:

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This is the only word in the Portuguese language that pluralizes in the middle rather than at the end. Because it is historically a combination of two words, *qual* (which pluralizes to *quais*) and *quer*, only the first half receives the plural treatment.

Use **quaisquer** before plural nouns to mean "any whatsoever" or to establish sweeping, open-ended conditions. Just like its singular counterpart, it is gender-neutral, meaning it stays exactly the same before both masculine and feminine nouns.

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Because it covers "all possible" variables, you will frequently see *quaisquer* used in formal contexts, contingency planning, and emergency protocols where every scenario must be accounted for.

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Plural of qualquer (quaisquer)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prefix

prep

preposition

pron

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstratives and the verb to be (isto é, o, a)

Subject pronouns and negation (eu, não)

Yes/no questions and question words (quem, o que)

Plural pronouns, articles, and verbs (somos, são, os, as)

Origin and possession (de, do, da)

Introductions (chamar-se)

Indefinite articles (um, uma, uns, umas)

The verb to be for locations (estar)

Contrasting the two verbs to be (ser vs. estar)

Preposition for locations (em, no, na)

Numbers 0 to 10 (zero, um, dois)

The verb to have (tenho, tem)

Regular -ar verbs (falar, trabalhar)

Regular -er verbs (comer, beber)

Regular -ir verbs (abrir, partir)

My, your, and our (o meu, a nossa)

His, hers, and theirs (dele, dela)

Adjective agreement and placement

Days of the week (segunda-feira)

Months of the year (janeiro)

Counting by tens to 100 (trinta, quarenta...)

Telling time (é uma, são...)

Asking about time (quando, a que horas)

The verb to go (ir)

Prepositions of direction (a, para)

Preposition a contractions (ao, à, aos, às)

Prepositions of place (ao lado de, em frente de...)

Demonstratives (este, esse, aquele)

Contractions with demonstratives (neste, desse, daquele)

Asking which and how many (qual, quanto)

Plurals ending in -ão (-ões, -ãos, -ães)

Plurals ending in consonants (-ns, -is, -es)

The verb to like (gostar de)

The verb to need (precisar de)

The verb to want (querer)

The verb can or may (poder)

Expressing obligation (ter de)

Adverbs of degree (muito, pouco)

Quantifiers (muito, pouco)

Comparatives (mais... do que, menos... do que)

Equality comparisons (tão... como)

The preposition com (comigo, contigo)

Coordinating conjunctions (e, mas, ou, porque)

The preposition por (pelo, pela)

Double negation (nunca, nada, ninguém)

Present continuous (estar a)

Near future (ir)

Past tense of regular -ar verbs

Past tense of regular -er and -ir verbs

Past tense of ser and ir (fui, foi)

Direct object pronouns (me, te, o, a, nos, os, as)

Pronoun placement with negatives and questions

Greetings and courtesy (bom dia, obrigado)

Physical states with ter (ter fome, ter frio)

Asking the way (à direita, sempre em frente)

Colours (vermelho, amarelo, cor-de-rosa)

Money and shopping (custar, a moeda)

Getting around (o motorista, a paragem de autocarro)

Weather and seasons (faz calor, o inverno)

Omitting the subject pronoun

Where things are: ficar (Onde fica...?)

Richer questions: que + noun and é que

Numbers above 100 (cento e vinte, mil)

First-person sound changes (durmo, prefiro)

Advice and ability: dever and saber

Asking why: porquê and porque

When one thing happens: quando-clauses

Here and there: aqui, aí, ali (cá e lá)

Formal and plural possessives: o seu, o vosso

Irregular presents: ver, vir, dar

Present irregulars

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se, nos)

Stem-changing reflexives

Attached object pronouns (-lo, -la, -los, -las)

Nasal attached pronouns (-no, -na, -nos, -nas)

Pronoun placement with adverbs

Past tense of fazer, dizer, and trazer

Past tense of ter, estar, poder, and saber

Past tense of querer and vir

Past tense of ver, dar, and ler

Past tense reflexive verbs (-se)

Time elapsed in the past (há)

Question	Answer
any (plural)	quaisquer
the circumstance	a circunstância
to trigger	acionar
the protocol	o protocolo
Under any circumstances, we need to trigger the protocol.	Em quaisquer circunstâncias, precisamos de acionar o protocolo.
to mitigate	mitigar
the incident	o incidente
We mitigate any urgent incidents.	Mitigamos quaisquer incidentes urgentes.
the contingency	a contingência
the scenario	o cenário
The contingency plan covers any scenarios.	O plano de contingência cobre quaisquer cenários.
the safeguard	a salvaguarda
They implement safeguards against any failures.	Eles implementam salvaguardas contra quaisquer falhas.
the procedure	o procedimento
the evacuation	a evacuação
The evacuation procedure is strict.	O procedimento de evacuação é rigoroso.
Whatever it takes, trigger the contingency protocol.	Custe o que custar, aciona o protocolo de contingência.
We do not know what to do in these circumstances and scenarios.	Não sabemos o que fazer nestas circunstâncias e cenários.
This procedure serves to mitigate the incident.	Este procedimento serve para mitigar o incidente.
Evacuation is our best safeguard.	A evacuação é a nossa melhor salvaguarda.
Whatever he says, we trigger the alarm in these circumstances.	Diga o que disser, acionamos o alarme nestas circunstâncias.
Any safeguards fail without the correct procedure.	Quaisquer salvaguardas falham sem o procedimento correto.
We avoid any incidents in the building.	Evitamos quaisquer incidentes no prédio.
The rapid evacuation mitigates the worst scenario.	A evacuação rápida mitiga o pior cenário.