"indefinite pronoun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: indefinite pronouns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} indefinite pronoun (plural indefinite pronouns)
  1. (grammar) A pronoun that does not specify the identity of its referent. Wikipedia link: indefinite pronoun Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent): onbepaalde voornaamwoord (Afrikaans), անորոշ դերանուն (anoroš deranun) (Armenian), неопределително местоимение (neopredelitelno mestoimenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), pronom indefinit [masculine] (Catalan), 不定代名詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 不定代名词 (bùdìng dàimíngcí) (Chinese Mandarin), ubestemt stedord [neuter] (Danish), onbepaald voornaamwoord [neuter] (Dutch), nedifina pronomo (Esperanto), óbundið fornavn [neuter] (Faroese), indefiniittipronomini (Finnish), pronom indéfini [masculine] (French), განუსაზღვრელი ნაცვალსახელი (ganusazɣvreli nacvalsaxeli) (Georgian), Indefinitpronomen [neuter] (German), határozatlan névmás (Hungarian), óákveðið fornafn [neuter] (Icelandic), forainm éiginnte [masculine] (Irish), pronome indefinito [masculine] (Italian), 不定代名詞 (futei daimeishi) (alt: ふていだいめいし) (Japanese), pronomen indefinitum [neuter] (Latin), zaimek nieokreślony [masculine] (Polish), pronome indefinido [neuter] (Portuguese), pronume nedefinit [neuter] (Romanian), pronume nehotărât [neuter] (Romanian), неопределённое местоиме́ние (neopredeljónnoje mestoiménije) [neuter] (Russian), pronombre indeterminado [masculine] (Spanish), panghalip na di-tiyak (Tagalog), อนิยมสรรพนาม (à-ní-yá-má-sàp-pá-naam) (Thai), belirsizlik zamiri (Turkish), неозна́чений займе́нник (neoznáčenyj zajménnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), đại từ bất định (Vietnamese), đại từ không xác định (Vietnamese), rhagenw amhendant [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "word": "onbepaalde voornaamwoord"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "anoroš deranun",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "word": "անորոշ դերանուն"
        },
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "neopredelitelno mestoimenie",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "неопределително местоимение"
        },
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "word": "不定代名詞"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "bùdìng dàimíngcí",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "word": "不定代名词"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ubestemt stedord"
        },
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "onbepaald voornaamwoord"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "word": "nedifina pronomo"
        },
        {
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "óbundið fornavn"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "word": "indefiniittipronomini"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pronom indéfini"
        },
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ganusazɣvreli nacvalsaxeli",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "word": "განუსაზღვრელი ნაცვალსახელი"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "word": "határozatlan névmás"
        },
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "óákveðið fornafn"
        },
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "forainm éiginnte"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
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          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "futei daimeishi",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
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          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "zaimek nieokreślony"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "pronume nehotărât"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "neopredeljónnoje mestoiménije",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "неопределённое местоиме́ние"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pronombre indeterminado"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "word": "panghalip na di-tiyak"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "à-ní-yá-má-sàp-pá-naam",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "word": "อนิยมสรรพนาม"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "word": "belirsizlik zamiri"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "neoznáčenyj zajménnyk",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "неозна́чений займе́нник"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "word": "đại từ bất định"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "rhagenw amhendant"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "word": "onbepaalde voornaamwoord"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anoroš deranun",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "word": "անորոշ դերանուն"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neopredelitelno mestoimenie",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "неопределително местоимение"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pronom indefinit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "word": "不定代名詞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùdìng dàimíngcí",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "word": "不定代名词"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ubestemt stedord"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "onbepaald voornaamwoord"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "word": "nedifina pronomo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "óbundið fornavn"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "word": "indefiniittipronomini"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pronom indéfini"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ganusazɣvreli nacvalsaxeli",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "word": "განუსაზღვრელი ნაცვალსახელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Indefinitpronomen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "word": "határozatlan névmás"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "óákveðið fornafn"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forainm éiginnte"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pronome indefinito"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふていだいめいし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "futei daimeishi",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "word": "不定代名詞"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pronomen indefinitum"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zaimek nieokreślony"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pronome indefinido"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pronume nedefinit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "pronume nehotărât"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neopredeljónnoje mestoiménije",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "неопределённое местоиме́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pronombre indeterminado"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "word": "panghalip na di-tiyak"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "à-ní-yá-má-sàp-pá-naam",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "word": "อนิยมสรรพนาม"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "word": "belirsizlik zamiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "neoznáčenyj zajménnyk",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "неозна́чений займе́нник"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "word": "đại từ bất định"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "word": "đại từ không xác định"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Pronoun not specifying the identity of its referent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rhagenw amhendant"
    }
  ],
  "word": "indefinite pronoun"
}

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