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### Just Anyone (*qualquer um*)

When talking about an unspecified person, you can use the expression **qualquer um** to mean "anyone" or "just anyone". It is especially common in strict contexts—like VIP event security—to emphasize that a privilege or access is not for just anybody.

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### Whoever It Is (*seja quem for*)

To emphasize that rules apply to absolutely anyone, no matter their identity or status, use **seja quem for** ("whoever it is"). This expression is built using the verb *ser* (to be) twice: once in the present subjunctive (*seja*) and once in the future subjunctive (*for*).

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### Whatever It Is (*seja o que for*)

When dealing with unspecified things or objects rather than people, simply swap *quem* (who) for **o que** (what). **Seja o que for** translates to "whatever it is" or "anything at all".

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Unknown people and things (qualquer um, seja quem for)

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
VIP	VIP
anyone	qualquer um
The VIP area is not for just anyone.	A área VIP não é para qualquer um.
the credential	a credencial
We do not give the credential to just anyone.	Não damos a credencial a qualquer um.
the permission	a permissão
We do not let just anyone enter without the permission.	Não deixamos qualquer um entrar sem a permissão.
to block (access, entry)	barrar
whoever it is	seja quem for
We have to block whoever it is.	Temos de barrar seja quem for.
Whoever it is, I demand the credential.	Seja quem for, exijo a credencial.
to search	revistar
No matter how much he complains, we search whoever it is.	Por mais que reclame, revistamos seja quem for.
The security guard is going to block the VIP guest.	O vigilante vai barrar o convidado VIP.
whatever it is	seja o que for
to confiscate	confiscar
Whatever it is, we confiscate that at the door.	Seja o que for, confiscamos isso à porta.
authorized	autorizado
I confiscate whatever it is that is not authorized.	Confisco seja o que for que não esteja autorizado.
She is not authorized to search the suitcase.	Ela não está autorizada a revistar a mala.
You cannot bring whatever it is without the permission.	Não podes trazer seja o que for sem a permissão.
The security guard blocks anyone without the VIP credential.	O vigilante barra qualquer um sem a credencial VIP.