{"id":15648,"date":"2015-12-01T21:49:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T12:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=15648"},"modified":"2026-04-22T07:44:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:44:35","slug":"italian-indefinite-adjectives-and-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-indefinite-adjectives-and-pronouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Indefinite Adjectives and Pronouns: The Complete A2-B1 Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>In short:<\/strong> <em>Italian indefinite adjectives and pronouns (<\/em>aggettivi e pronomi indefiniti<em>) are the small army of words that talk about unspecified quantities or identities: someone, nobody, every, all, a few, too many, whatever. Some work only as adjectives (<\/em>ogni, qualche, qualunque, qualsiasi<em>), some only as pronouns (<\/em>qualcosa, qualcuno, chiunque, nulla, niente<em>), and a large family plays both roles (<\/em>nessuno, alcuno, tutto, molto, tanto, poco, troppo, altro, certo, parecchio, ciascuno<em>). Add the mandatory double negation (<\/em>non ho visto nessuno<em>) and the apocope rule (<\/em>nessun libro, ciascun amico<em>), and the whole system becomes predictable.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide walks through Italian indefinite adjectives and pronouns from the three-group classification to the double-negation trap that shocks most English speakers. Level A2 to B1. Dialog, cheat sheet, mini challenge, quiz and FAQ at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are Italian indefinite adjectives and pronouns?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Italian indefinite adjectives and pronouns are the words that point to a quantity or an identity without naming it precisely. Not &#8220;three apples&#8221;, but &#8220;some apples&#8221;. Not &#8220;Marco&#8221;, but &#8220;someone&#8221;. Not &#8220;the dogs&#8221;, but &#8220;every dog&#8221;. They hover in the grey zone between the definite article (which picks a known entity) and the numeral (which counts exactly).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>In Toscana ci sono <strong>molte<\/strong> citt&agrave; bellissime.<\/em> (adjective: <em>molte<\/em> modifies <em>citt&agrave;<\/em>)<\/li><li><em>Ci sono delle citt&agrave; bellissime in Italia. <strong>Molte<\/strong> sono in Toscana.<\/em> (pronoun: <em>molte<\/em> replaces <em>citt&agrave;<\/em>)<\/li><li><em><strong>Ogni<\/strong> studente deve portare il libro.<\/em> (adjective only: <em>ogni<\/em> never stands alone)<\/li><li><em>Non c&#8217;&egrave; <strong>nessuno<\/strong>.<\/em> (pronoun with compulsory <em>non<\/em>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/enciclopedia\/aggettivi-indefiniti_(La-grammatica-italiana)\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Treccani entry on <em>aggettivi indefiniti<\/em><\/a> groups them by semantic function: quantity, distribution, identity, negation. This guide uses a slightly more practical split for English speakers: which words behave only as adjectives, only as pronouns, or both. Once the three groups click, every single indefinite falls into place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adjective, pronoun, or both? The three groups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Only adjective<\/th><th>Only pronoun<\/th><th>Both<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>ogni<\/td><td>qualcosa<\/td><td>nessuno \/ alcuno<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>qualche<\/td><td>qualcuno<\/td><td>molto \/ tanto \/ poco \/ troppo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>qualunque<\/td><td>chiunque<\/td><td>parecchio \/ ciascuno<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>qualsiasi<\/td><td>niente \/ nulla<\/td><td>tutto \/ altro \/ certo<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The left column contains strict adjectives: they always accompany a noun, never replace it. The middle column is strict pronouns: they always stand alone. The right column is the flexible majority: same word, two jobs, context decides.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-p15648-obs1\">\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d <strong>A micro-difference that separates learners from native speakers.<\/strong> <em>Italian never says &#8220;ogni di loro&#8221; or &#8220;qualche di noi&#8221;. Where English uses &#8220;of&#8221;, Italian inserts the right preposition only with the both-roles words: molti di noi, tanti di voi, alcuni dei miei amici. The pure adjectives (ogni, qualche, qualunque, qualsiasi) cannot take a partitive construction because they are not pronouns.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Invariable adjectives: ogni, qualche, qualunque, qualsiasi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Four adjectives in Italian never inflect for gender or number. They are invariable, they always accompany a singular noun, and they are among the most frequently mistranslated words for English speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>ogni<\/strong> (every, each, all) + singular noun. <em>Ogni giorno, ogni sera, ogni volta che ci vediamo.<\/em> Never <em>*ogni giorni<\/em>.<\/li><li><strong>qualche<\/strong> (some, a few) + singular noun, plural meaning. <em>Ho qualche amico a Bologna.<\/em> The noun stays singular, the sense is plural.<\/li><li><strong>qualunque<\/strong> \/ <strong>qualsiasi<\/strong> (any, whatever, whichever) + singular noun. Interchangeable in almost every context. <em>Qualunque film va bene stasera.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A handful of concrete sentences to see them in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Ogni<\/strong> mattina mia nonna fa una passeggiata al parco della Montagnola.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Ho letto <strong>ogni<\/strong> pagina di quel manuale tre volte prima dell&#8217;esame.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Ho scritto a <strong>qualche<\/strong> amico del liceo per organizzare una rimpatriata.<\/em> (to a few friends)<\/li><li><em>Per il trasloco mi serve <strong>qualche<\/strong> scatola di cartone, non troppe.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Prendi <strong>qualunque<\/strong> ombrello dal portaombrelli, non importa quale.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Ti chiamer&ograve; a <strong>qualsiasi<\/strong> ora del giorno se avr&ograve; bisogno di aiuto.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Per uscire di casa ho bisogno di <strong>qualsiasi<\/strong> scusa plausibile, tanto il mio capo non ci crede mai.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The plural idea behind <em>qualche<\/em> + singular is a recurring shock for learners. <em>Ho qualche libro<\/em> does not mean &#8220;one book&#8221; but &#8220;a few books&#8221;. If you want to force the plural shape on the noun, Italian swaps <em>qualche<\/em> for <em>alcuni<\/em> (see next section): <em>ho alcuni libri<\/em>. Both work, <em>qualche<\/em> is slightly more colloquial, <em>alcuni<\/em> slightly more formal or written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nessuno and alcuno: the apocope twins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nessuno<\/strong> (no, none, nobody) and <strong>alcuno<\/strong> (any, some) share a distinctive feature: they follow the same apocope rule as the indefinite article <em>uno<\/em>. Before a masculine singular noun, they drop the final <em>-o<\/em> depending on the first sound of the noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Shape<\/th><th>Before<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>nessun \/ alcun<\/td><td>masc. sg. starting with consonant or vowel (not s+cons, z, ps, pn, gn, x, y)<\/td><td>nessun libro, alcun amico<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>nessuno \/ alcuno<\/td><td>masc. sg. starting with s+cons, z, ps, pn, gn, x, y<\/td><td>nessuno zio, alcuno studente<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>nessuna \/ alcuna<\/td><td>fem. sg. starting with consonant<\/td><td>nessuna ragazza, alcuna idea<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>nessun&#8217; \/ alcun&#8217;<\/td><td>fem. sg. starting with vowel<\/td><td>nessun&#8217;altra, alcun&#8217;idea<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Non ho <strong>nessun<\/strong> problema con il nuovo orario di ufficio.<\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>Nessuno<\/strong> studente si &egrave; presentato all&#8217;esame di fisica questa mattina.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Non c&#8217;era <strong>nessuna<\/strong> macchina parcheggiata davanti al cancello.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Non ho <strong>alcun<\/strong> dubbio: Mario &egrave; la persona giusta per questo ruolo.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Luisa non ha <strong>alcuna<\/strong> intenzione di cambiare lavoro quest&#8217;anno.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The two words are near-synonyms in negative contexts. <em>Alcuno<\/em> sounds slightly more formal or written. Native speakers often pick <em>nessuno<\/em> in spoken Italian and reach for <em>alcuno<\/em> in legal, journalistic or literary registers. The plural <em>alcuni<\/em> \/ <em>alcune<\/em> swings the meaning to &#8220;some, a few&#8221;, behaving like the regular pluraliser of <em>qualche<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Ho invitato <strong>alcuni<\/strong> colleghi alla mia festa di compleanno, non tutto l&#8217;ufficio.<\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>Alcune<\/strong> delle mie studentesse preferiscono studiare al mattino presto.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Tra i romanzi che ho letto quest&#8217;estate, <strong>alcuni<\/strong> erano davvero noiosi.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Variable quantifiers: molto, tanto, poco, troppo, parecchio, tutto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The quantity family is where Italian and English diverge most visibly. These words carry four forms (masculine singular, feminine singular, masculine plural, feminine plural) and they agree with the noun they modify. When they stand alone as pronouns, they agree with the implied noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Masc. sg.<\/th><th>Fem. sg.<\/th><th>Masc. pl.<\/th><th>Fem. pl.<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>a lot \/ many<\/td><td>molto<\/td><td>molta<\/td><td>molti<\/td><td>molte<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>a lot \/ many (synonym)<\/td><td>tanto<\/td><td>tanta<\/td><td>tanti<\/td><td>tante<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>few \/ little<\/td><td>poco<\/td><td>poca<\/td><td>pochi<\/td><td>poche<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>too much \/ too many<\/td><td>troppo<\/td><td>troppa<\/td><td>troppi<\/td><td>troppe<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>quite a lot<\/td><td>parecchio<\/td><td>parecchia<\/td><td>parecchi<\/td><td>parecchie<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>all \/ every<\/td><td>tutto<\/td><td>tutta<\/td><td>tutti<\/td><td>tutte<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>C&#8217;&egrave; <strong>molto<\/strong> traffico sul raccordo anulare questo venerd&igrave; pomeriggio.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Ho <strong>molte<\/strong> amiche che lavorano nel mondo della moda a Milano.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Mia figlia ha <strong>tanta<\/strong> pazienza con i bambini piccoli del nido.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Abbiamo <strong>poco<\/strong> tempo prima del volo: sbrighiamoci!<\/em><\/li><li><em>Al compleanno di mia zia c&#8217;erano <strong>troppe<\/strong> persone, non si riusciva a parlare.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Ho fatto <strong>parecchie<\/strong> telefonate questa mattina e ora ho mal di gola.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tutto<\/strong> deserves a separate note. Unlike the others, <em>tutto<\/em> combines with the definite article of the following noun: <em>tutto il giorno<\/em>, <em>tutta la notte<\/em>, <em>tutti i bambini<\/em>, <em>tutte le ragazze<\/em>. Forget the article and the sentence breaks: <em>*tutto giorno<\/em> is wrong. As a pronoun, <em>tutto<\/em> stands alone and means &#8220;everything&#8221; in the masculine singular, &#8220;everyone&#8221; in the masculine plural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Ho bevuto <strong>tutto il<\/strong> caff&egrave; della caffettiera prima di uscire.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Mia nonna ha passato <strong>tutta la<\/strong> giovinezza a Bari.<\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>Tutti i<\/strong> miei vicini hanno ricevuto l&#8217;avviso del comune ieri.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Hai sistemato <strong>tutto<\/strong>? (pronoun: everything is done?)<\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>Tutti<\/strong> hanno apprezzato il discorso del preside. (everyone)<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-p15648-obs2\">\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Molto and tanto as adverbs are invariable.<\/strong> <em>When molto or tanto modify a verb or an adjective, they freeze to the masculine singular: Paola parla molto, i film sono molto belli, la strada &egrave; tanto lunga. Only when they modify a noun do they inflect. Same word, two jobs: quantifier (variable) and adverb (invariable). This is the single most common error English speakers make once they have learnt the four endings.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Altro and certo: two shape-shifters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Two indefinites deserve a short spotlight because they behave more flexibly than the rest of the family. <strong>Altro<\/strong> (other, another, remaining, more, different) changes meaning with tiny shifts of context. <strong>Certo<\/strong> (a certain, some) splits its behaviour depending on whether it stands before or after the noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Vorrei un <strong>altro<\/strong> cappuccino, grazie.<\/em> (another, one more)<\/li><li><em>Questo vestito non mi sta bene, ne provo un <strong>altro<\/strong>.<\/em> (a different one)<\/li><li><em>Ci sono <strong>altri<\/strong> dubbi prima della votazione?<\/em> (additional)<\/li><li><em>Dove sono andati gli <strong>altri<\/strong>? (pronoun: the others)<\/em><\/li><li><em>Non ho <strong>altro<\/strong> da aggiungere, signor giudice. (nothing else)<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Certo<\/em> is one of those words where word order decides the meaning. Before the noun, it is an indefinite (a certain, some). After the noun, it is a regular qualifying adjective (sure, certain).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Vorrei parlarti di una <strong>certa<\/strong> questione delicata.<\/em> (before noun: indefinite &#8220;a certain&#8221;)<\/li><li><em>Una notizia <strong>certa<\/strong> &egrave; arrivata dal ministero.<\/em> (after noun: &#8220;a confirmed piece of news&#8221;)<\/li><li><em>Domani concluder&ograve; un <strong>certo<\/strong> affare.<\/em> (a certain deal)<\/li><li><em>Domani concluder&ograve; un affare <strong>certo<\/strong>.<\/em> (a sure deal)<\/li><li><em><strong>Certe<\/strong> volte vorrei cambiare mestiere e aprire una libreria.<\/em> (sometimes, idiomatic)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pronoun-only indefinites: qualcosa, qualcuno, chiunque, niente, nulla<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Five words work only as pronouns. They always stand alone, never modify a noun, and they cover the territory of English &#8220;something, someone, anyone, nothing&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>qualcosa<\/strong> (something, anything): masculine, singular. Takes <em>di<\/em> + masculine singular adjective: <em>qualcosa di bello<\/em>, <em>qualcosa di strano<\/em>.<\/li><li><strong>qualcuno<\/strong> (someone, anyone): inflects for gender: <em>qualcuno<\/em>, <em>qualcuna<\/em>. Use <em>qualcun altro<\/em> in the colloquial elision.<\/li><li><strong>chiunque<\/strong> (whoever, anyone): invariable, singular, often followed by the subjunctive.<\/li><li><strong>niente<\/strong> \/ <strong>nulla<\/strong> (nothing, anything): identical meaning; <em>nulla<\/em> sounds slightly more formal. Take <em>di<\/em> + masculine singular adjective: <em>niente di speciale<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Hai detto <strong>qualcosa<\/strong>? Non ho sentito bene per via del rumore.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Vorrei mangiare <strong>qualcosa di caldo<\/strong>, fa freddo stasera.<\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>Qualcuno<\/strong> ha suonato il campanello mentre ero in doccia.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Ho chiesto a <strong>qualcuna<\/strong> delle mie colleghe il numero del dentista.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Viene <strong>qualcun altro<\/strong> al cinema stasera? No, solo noi due.<\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>Chiunque<\/strong> pu&ograve; fare questo lavoro: basta saper leggere un manuale.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Lo fa <strong>chiunque<\/strong> arrivi in azienda nei primi sei mesi di prova.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Non ho visto <strong>niente<\/strong> di sospetto nel cortile del palazzo.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Non &egrave; successo <strong>nulla<\/strong> di grave al concerto di ieri sera.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Double negation in Italian: non + nessuno \/ niente \/ nulla \/ mai<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When a negative indefinite (<em>nessuno, niente, nulla<\/em>) or the adverb <em>mai<\/em> follows the verb, Italian requires a compulsory <strong>non<\/strong> before the verb. The result is a double negation that, unlike in formal English, does not cancel itself. The sentence stays negative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Non<\/strong> ho visto <strong>nessuno<\/strong> alla riunione di stamattina.<\/em> (I didn&#8217;t see anyone.)<\/li><li><em><strong>Non<\/strong> ho mangiato <strong>niente<\/strong> a pranzo, ero troppo impegnato.<\/em> (I didn&#8217;t eat anything.)<\/li><li><em><strong>Non<\/strong> c&#8217;&egrave; <strong>nulla<\/strong> di nuovo nella tua relazione mensile.<\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>Non<\/strong> andiamo <strong>mai<\/strong> al cinema di luned&igrave; sera, &egrave; troppo affollato.<\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>Non<\/strong> ho detto <strong>niente<\/strong> a <strong>nessuno<\/strong>: il segreto &egrave; al sicuro.<\/em> (triple-negative, still grammatical)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The compulsory <em>non<\/em> disappears when the negative indefinite or <em>mai<\/em> comes before the verb. In that case the single negation is carried by the pronoun or the adverb itself, and <em>non<\/em> would be wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Nessuno<\/strong> mi ha chiamato oggi pomeriggio.<\/em> (Not <em>*non nessuno<\/em>.)<\/li><li><em><strong>Niente<\/strong> &egrave; pi&ugrave; importante della famiglia.<\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>Mai<\/strong> avrei pensato di vederti in pizzeria a quest&#8217;ora!<\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>Nulla<\/strong> potr&agrave; fermare Luigi: ha deciso di partire.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A final quirk: <em>alcuno<\/em> can also work as the affirmative counterpart of <em>nessuno<\/em> in careful writing, especially with plural <em>alcuni \/ alcune<\/em>. If the sentence is affirmative, <em>alcuni<\/em> wins; if it is negative, the classic pair is <em>non + nessuno<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common mistakes English speakers make<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>&#10060; Making <em>ogni<\/em> plural.<\/strong> <em>*Ogni giorni<\/em>, <em>*ogni volte<\/em>. The word is always singular: <em>ogni giorno<\/em>, <em>ogni volta<\/em>.<\/li><li><strong>&#10060; Using <em>qualche<\/em> with a plural noun.<\/strong> <em>*Ho qualche amici<\/em>. Singular shape, plural meaning: <em>ho qualche amico<\/em>.<\/li><li><strong>&#10060; Dropping <em>non<\/em> when the negative pronoun follows the verb.<\/strong> <em>*Ho visto nessuno<\/em>. Italian requires the double negation: <em>non ho visto nessuno<\/em>.<\/li><li><strong>&#10060; Adding <em>non<\/em> when the negative is already before the verb.<\/strong> <em>*Non nessuno &egrave; venuto<\/em>. Just: <em>nessuno &egrave; venuto<\/em>.<\/li><li><strong>&#10060; Inflecting <em>molto<\/em> and <em>tanto<\/em> as adverbs.<\/strong> <em>*Paola parla molte<\/em>, <em>*i film sono molti belli<\/em>. As adverbs they freeze masculine singular: <em>molto<\/em>, <em>tanto<\/em>.<\/li><li><strong>&#10060; Forgetting the article after <em>tutto<\/em>.<\/strong> <em>*Tutto giorno<\/em>, <em>*tutti bambini<\/em>. Italian inserts the article: <em>tutto il giorno<\/em>, <em>tutti i bambini<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-p15648-dialog\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dialog: Giada and Fabio plan a last-minute barbecue in Bologna<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Giada:<\/strong> Allora, chi viene al barbecue sabato? Hai sentito <em>qualcuno<\/em>?<br><em>So, who is coming to the barbecue on Saturday? Have you heard from anyone?<\/em><\/li><li>\ud83e\uddd1\ud83c\udffd <strong>Fabio:<\/strong> Ho scritto a <em>qualche<\/em> amico del calcetto, ma <em>nessuno<\/em> mi ha ancora risposto.<br><em>I wrote to a few football buddies, but nobody has answered yet.<\/em><\/li><li>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Giada:<\/strong> <em>Certe<\/em> volte sono peggio dei miei studenti. Abbiamo <em>tutto<\/em> il cibo?<br><em>Sometimes they are worse than my students. Do we have all the food?<\/em><\/li><li>\ud83e\uddd1\ud83c\udffd <strong>Fabio:<\/strong> Ho comprato <em>molta<\/em> carne, ma <em>poco<\/em> pane. E non ho preso <em>niente<\/em> per i vegetariani.<br><em>I bought a lot of meat, but little bread. And I didn&#8217;t get anything for the vegetarians.<\/em><\/li><li>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Giada:<\/strong> <em>Qualsiasi<\/em> supermercato qui vicino ha le verdure grigliate pronte. 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Sono (tutti, tutto, qualsiasi)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(tutti)<\/span><\/span> a casa.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Manca (molto, qualche, alcuno)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(molto)<\/span><\/span> alla fine del film? Non mi piace per (niente, nessuno, mai)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(niente)<\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u00c8 (vario, troppi, parecchio) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"9\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(parecchio)<\/span><\/span> tempo che non vedo tua sorella. Come sta?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Con il nuovo lavoro, mio padre guadagna (molti, molto, diversi)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(molti)<\/span><\/span> soldi, ma non me ne d\u00e0 (troppo, troppi, alcuni)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(troppi)<\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>L'esame era molto facile, (chiunque, qualunque, molti)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"8\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(chiunque)<\/span><\/span> avrebbe potuto passarlo facilmente.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Non ho tempo di accompagnarti. Chiedi a (qualcun, qualcun', nessun')\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(qualcun)<\/span><\/span> altro.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Chiunque (ha, hanno, abbia)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(ha)<\/span><\/span> il diritto di dire ci\u00f2 che pensa.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>In Italia c'\u00e8 (molti, molte, molta, molto) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(molta)<\/span><\/span> gente che non parla inglese, ma (qualcuno, qualunque, ognuno)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"8\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(qualcuno)<\/span><\/span> se la cava bene.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\"Signora, si \u00e8 fatta male?\", \"No grazie, non mi sono fatta (qualcosa, niente, tutto)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(niente)<\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">rosso<\/span><\/strong> le risposte sbagliate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">rosso<\/span><\/strong> le risposte sbagliate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Seleziona le frasi corrette<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"721\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_41_721\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Qualche cliente si \u00e8 lamentato per il servizio scadente, ma tutti hanno detto che la pizza era buona.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_41_721\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Qualsiasi cosa io faccia o dica, non ti va mai bene. Chiedi aiuto a qualcun&#039;altro.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_41_721\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Nessuno di noi vogliamo studiare con questo caldo. Tutti vogliamo andare al mare.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_41_721\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> &quot;Ti senti male?&quot;, &quot;No, vanno tutti bene&quot;.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_41_721\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Recentemente abbiamo visto qualche film nuovo, ma nessuno era davvero entusiasmante.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_41_721\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Se avete bisogno di qualcosa, telefonate alla reception. Qualcuno del nostro staff risponder\u00e0 a qualunque domanda.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_41_721\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Mauro ultimamente si arrabbia per qualunque stupidaggine. Non gli si pu\u00f2 dire nulla.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_41_721\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Ti rendi conto che nessun dei tuoi amici ha voluto aiutarti? Begli amici che hai!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_41_721\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Ognuno deve pagare per la propria parte, anche quando qualcuno tenta di fare il furbo.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_41_721\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> Ragazzi, avete capito? Qualcuno ha domande? Devo ripetere qualche cose?                                             <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><ul>\n<li>Qualsiasi cosa io faccia o dica, non ti va mai bene. Chiedi aiuto a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>qualcun&#8217;altro<\/strong> <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #339966; text-decoration: underline;\">(qualcun altro)<\/span><\/strong><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Nessuno di noi <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>vogliamo<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #339966; text-decoration: underline;\">(vuole)<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0studiare con questo caldo. Tutti vogliamo andare al mare.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Ti senti male?&#8221;, &#8220;No, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>vanno tutti<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #339966;\"><strong>(va tutto)<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0bene&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Ti rendi conto che <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>nessun<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #339966; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>(nessuno)<\/strong><\/span><\/span> dei tuoi amici ha voluto aiutarti? Begli amici che hai!<\/li>\n<li>Ragazzi, avete capito? Qualcuno ha domande? 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Chiedi aiuto a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>qualcun&#8217;altro<\/strong> <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #339966; text-decoration: underline;\">(qualcun altro)<\/span><\/strong><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Nessuno di noi <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>vogliamo<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #339966; text-decoration: underline;\">(vuole)<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0studiare con questo caldo. Tutti vogliamo andare al mare.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Ti senti male?&#8221;, &#8220;No, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>vanno tutti<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #339966;\"><strong>(va tutto)<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0bene&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Ti rendi conto che <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>nessun<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #339966; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>(nessuno)<\/strong><\/span><\/span> dei tuoi amici ha voluto aiutarti? Begli amici che hai!<\/li>\n<li>Ragazzi, avete capito? Qualcuno ha domande? 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A clear path, a native teacher, and real progress you can feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Live group lessons on Zoom, native teacher<\/li><li>Small classes, max 4 students<\/li><li>Materials in English, practice in Italian<\/li><li>Grammar, vocab, listening, writing<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-p15648-milano-btn-wrap\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-p15648-milano-btn gb-button-text\" href=\"\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn More<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\">FAQ: Italian indefinite adjectives and pronouns<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-ind-q1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What are Italian indefinite adjectives and pronouns?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Italian indefinite adjectives and pronouns (aggettivi e pronomi indefiniti) are words that refer to a quantity or identity without naming it precisely: someone, nobody, every, all, a few. Some work only as adjectives (ogni, qualche, qualunque, qualsiasi), some only as pronouns (qualcosa, qualcuno, chiunque, niente, nulla), and a large group plays both roles (nessuno, alcuno, tutto, molto, tanto, poco, troppo, parecchio, ciascuno, altro, certo).<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-ind-q2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why is qualche always followed by a singular noun?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Qualche means a few or some but grammatically always takes a singular noun: ho qualche amico, non qualche amici. The plural sense lives in the meaning, not in the shape of the noun. If you want a plural noun, swap qualche for alcuni or alcune: ho alcuni amici. Both sentences are correct and interchangeable; qualche sounds slightly more colloquial, alcuni slightly more formal or written.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-ind-q3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is the difference between qualunque and qualsiasi?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Qualunque and qualsiasi are near-perfect synonyms. Both mean any, whatever, whichever, and both take a singular noun. In most contexts they are interchangeable: qualunque film, qualsiasi film. Qualsiasi is a bit more common in everyday speech, qualunque has a slightly more abstract or emphatic feel. Fixed expressions prefer one or the other by convention (uno qualunque, in qualsiasi occasione), but swapping them rarely produces a wrong sentence.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-ind-q4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why do Italians say non ho visto nessuno and not ho visto nessuno?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Italian requires a compulsory non before the verb whenever a negative indefinite (nessuno, niente, nulla) or the adverb mai follows the verb. The result is a double negation that stays negative, unlike the formal English rule that cancels double negatives. Non ho visto nessuno literally translates I didn&#8217;t see nobody but idiomatically means I saw no one. If the negative element comes before the verb, non disappears: nessuno mi ha chiamato, never non nessuno.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-ind-q5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How do nessuno and alcuno change shape before a noun?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Both follow the same apocope rule as the indefinite article uno. Before a masculine singular noun starting with a regular consonant or vowel: nessun problema, alcun dubbio. Before a masculine singular noun starting with s+consonant, z, ps, pn, gn, x or y: nessuno studente, alcuno zaino. Before a feminine singular noun: nessuna ragazza, alcuna idea. Before a feminine singular noun starting with a vowel: nessun&#8217;altra, alcun&#8217;idea.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-ind-q6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">When do molto and tanto inflect and when do they stay invariable?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Molto and tanto inflect in gender and number when they quantify a noun: molti amici, molte ragazze, tanto traffico, tante storie. They freeze to the masculine singular form when they work as adverbs, modifying a verb or an adjective: Paola parla molto, i film sono molto belli, la strada e tanto lunga. Confusing the two uses is the most common mistake once the four endings have been learnt.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-ind-q7\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is the difference between niente and nulla?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Niente and nulla both mean nothing and are interchangeable in almost every context. Niente is more common in spoken Italian; nulla sounds slightly more formal or literary. Both pair with di plus a masculine singular adjective: niente di speciale, nulla di importante. In set expressions one or the other is fixed by usage (un bel niente, un nulla di fatto), but general sentences accept both with no change in meaning.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Related guides: <a href=\"\/eng\/italian-articles\/\">Italian articles<\/a> (the apocope rule is the same as for <em>uno<\/em>), <a href=\"\/eng\/italian-double-negatives\/\">Italian double negatives<\/a> (<em>non + nessuno \/ niente \/ nulla \/ mai<\/em> in detail), <a href=\"\/eng\/italian-adverbs-complete-guide\/\">Italian adverbs<\/a> (where <em>molto, tanto, poco, troppo<\/em> live as invariable adverbs), and <a href=\"\/eng\/italian-stressed-pronouns\/\">Italian stressed pronouns<\/a> (for the <em>a qualcuno di noi, a qualche di voi<\/em> pattern).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In short: Italian indefinite adjectives and pronouns (aggettivi e pronomi indefiniti) are the small army of words that talk about unspecified quantities or identities: someone, nobody, every, all, a few, too many, whatever. Some work only as adjectives (ogni, qualche, qualunque, qualsiasi), some only as pronouns (qualcosa, qualcuno, chiunque, nulla, niente), and a large family &#8230; <a title=\"Italian Indefinite Adjectives and Pronouns: The Complete A2-B1 Guide\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-indefinite-adjectives-and-pronouns\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Italian Indefinite Adjectives and Pronouns: The Complete A2-B1 Guide\">Read more \u226b<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10020,"featured_media":15665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1130,1132,1131],"class_list":["post-15648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lingua","tag-aggettivi-e-pronomi-indefiniti","tag-indefinite-adjectives","tag-indefinite-pronouns","no-featured-image-padding","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15648"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59499,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15648\/revisions\/59499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}