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Não damos a credencial a qualquer um.

Não damos a credencial a qualquer um.
We do not give the credential to just anyone.
From Lesson 339:Unknown people and things (qualquer um, seja quem for)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Não damos a credencial a qualquer um.

What is the difference between using qualquer um and just qualquer?
Qualquer is an adjective that must modify a noun, like in qualquer pessoa (any person). By adding um, the phrase qualquer um becomes an indefinite pronoun meaning "anyone" or "just anyone". Since it stands alone as the receiver of the credential here, we need the pronoun form.
Does não... qualquer um mean the same thing as ninguém (nobody)?
No, they have very different meanings. Não... qualquer um means "not just anyone", implying that you do give the credential to certain select people. If you used ninguém, the sentence would be Não damos a credencial a ninguém meaning "We don't give the credential to anyone at all".
Why isn't there a grave accent on the preposition a before qualquer um?
The verb dar requires the preposition a (to give something to someone). However, the indefinite pronoun qualquer um does not take a feminine definite article (a). Because there is no article to merge with the preposition, there is no contraction (à).
Could I use the phrase seja quem for in this sentence instead?
Yes! You could say Não damos a credencial a seja quem for. Both phrases fit perfectly here. Seja quem for carries a slightly stronger tone of "no matter who it is", while qualquer um is a more standard way to say "just anyone".

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