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quelque
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Determiner
quelque m or f (plural quelques)
- some (singular)
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
Usage notes
When followed by un or une, the final e is elided, resulting in quelqu'un and quelqu'une. Elision before autre, resulting in quelqu'autre was once officially permitted, but is now proscribed in favor of quelque autre.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: kèk
Further reading
- “quelque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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