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How to pronounce any

determiner · pronoun · adverbA1Very common word

EHnee

/ˈɛ.ni/

2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.

Used before a plural noun or a noun for an amount to talk about an unspecified number or amount, especially in questions and negative sentences.

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Meanings & examples

determiner

Used before a plural noun or a noun for an amount to talk about an unspecified number or amount, especially in questions and negative sentences.

Do you have any questions?

We don't have any money.

Good to know

In most questions and negative sentences, use any rather than some.

Common phrases & grammar

any questions · any problems · any money · any idea

any + plural noun

any + uncount noun

determiner

Used before a singular noun to mean one of several possible people or things; it does not matter which one.

Any student can apply.

Choose any seat you like.

Common phrases & grammar

any time · any day · any place

any + singular noun + can + base verb

pronoun

Used alone, or with of, to refer to one or more people or things when the exact choice or amount is not stated, especially in questions and negative sentences.

Do you have any?

I don't want any of them.

Good to know

When it stands alone, its Spanish translation changes with the sentence: it can be alguno, ninguno, or nada.

Common phrases & grammar

any of them · not any · have any

any of + the + plural noun

not + any

adverb

Used before a comparative adjective or adverb, and sometimes before good, to mean even a little or at all, usually in questions and negative sentences.

Do you feel any better?

This doesn't make things any easier.

Good to know

With a comparative, any often means “even a little,” not “some.”

Common phrases & grammar

any better · any worse · any good · any longer

any + comparative adjective

not + any + comparative adjective