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Spanish (Spain)

When navigating the strict rules of a secret society, you often need to talk about hypothetical situations and unknown people: "whoever comes," "wherever you go," or "anyone who betrays us."

In Spanish, you can express these ideas using **generalizing indefinite relative clauses**. Because they refer to unknown or hypothetical people and places, the verb that follows them must always be in the **subjunctive**.

### Quienquiera que

Use **quienquiera que** to mean "whoever." Notice how it triggers the subjunctive for the action that follows it.

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### Dondequiera que

Use **dondequiera que** to mean "wherever." Since the exact destination or location is not established, you must use the subjunctive.

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### Cualquiera que

Use **cualquiera que** to mean "anyone who" or "any person that." It functions very similarly to **quienquiera que** but puts more emphasis on the idea of "any person at all."

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Indefinite relative clauses (cualquiera que)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Regular '-ir' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

Obligation (tener que)

Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
whoever	quienquiera que
My sister says that whoever comes, we are not going to open the door.	Mi hermana dice que quienquiera que venga, no vamos a abrir la puerta.
the pact	el pacto
Whoever you are, you must respect the pact.	Quienquiera que seas, debes respetar el pacto.
wherever	dondequiera que
the cult	la secta
Wherever you go, the cult is going to find you.	Dondequiera que vayas, la secta te va a encontrar.
Wherever the boss is, we are going to go.	Dondequiera que esté la jefa, vamos a ir.
anyone who	cualquiera que
to betray	traicionar
Anyone who betrays the cult is an enemy.	Cualquiera que traicione a la secta es un enemigo.
sacred	sagrado
Anyone who reads the sacred book is going to go crazy.	Cualquiera que lea el libro sagrado se va a volver loco.
the ritual	el ritual
the member (of a group, family)	el miembro
Whoever speaks during the ritual is going to be a member.	Quienquiera que hable durante el ritual va a ser miembro.
the oath	el juramento
Madam, I do not trust anyone who breaks the oath.	Señora, no confío en cualquiera que rompa el juramento.
Wherever the woman hides the sacred object, we are going to find it.	Dondequiera que la mujer esconda el objeto sagrado, lo vamos a encontrar.
Whoever betrays the pact, what a disaster!	Quienquiera que traicione el pacto, ¡vaya desastre!
Although it is dangerous, I am going to respect the oath wherever I am.	Aunque es peligroso, voy a respetar el juramento dondequiera que esté.
Anyone who wants to be a member has to take the oath.	Cualquiera que quiera ser miembro tiene que hacer el juramento.
We want anyone who breaks the pact to disappear.	Queremos que cualquiera que rompa el pacto desaparezca.
Listen, wherever you go, you have to carry the sacred book.	Oye, dondequiera que vayas, tienes que llevar el libro sagrado.
Whoever finishes the ritual can enter the sect.	Quienquiera que termine el ritual puede entrar en la secta.