What are the most common French indefinite pronouns?

Common indefinite pronouns: quelqu'un (someone), personne (no one/nobody — Je n'ai vu personne), quelque chose (something), rien (nothing — Je n'ai rien vu), chacun/chacune (each one), tout/tous/toutes (all/everything), plusieurs (several), certains/certaines (some/certain ones), aucun/aucune (none — Je n'en ai aucun), autre chose (something else), n'importe qui/quoi (anyone/anything).

What are the different types of French pronouns?

French has 8 main types of pronouns: personal (je, tu, il/elle), stressed (moi, toi, lui), possessive (le mien, la tienne), demonstrative (celui, celle), reflexive (me, te, se), relative (qui, que, dont, où), interrogative (qui, que, lequel), indefinite (quelqu'un, rien, chacun), and adverbial (y, en).

What is the difference between qui and que in French?

Qui is used as the subject of the relative clause (La femme qui parle = the woman who is speaking). Que is used as the direct object (La femme que je vois = the woman whom I see). A simple test: if there's a verb right after the relative pronoun with no subject, use qui; if a subject follows, use que.

How do I use the French pronouns y and en?

Y replaces à + place or à + thing (Je vais à Paris → J'y vais; Je pense à mon travail → J'y pense). En replaces de + thing or de + quantity (Je parle de mon voyage → J'en parle; J'ai trois livres → J'en ai trois). Both pronouns always go before the verb, except in the imperative affirmative.

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TL;DR

French indefinite pronouns express non-specific people or things: quelqu'un (someone), personne (no one), quelque chose (something), rien (nothing), chacun (each one), tout (everything/all), plusieurs (several), certains (some), aucun (none). Negative forms require ne before the verb: Je n'ai vu personne.

Indefinite Determiners (Déterminants indéfinis)

An indefinite determiner is a word that accompanies a noun to indicate an unspecified quantity or amount. Examples include chaque, certains, quelques, aucun, tout and plusieurs.

J'ai lu chaque livre de la bibliothèque. (I read each book in the library.)

Il a invité certains amis. (He invited certain friends.)

Nous avons mangé tous les gâteaux. (We ate all the cakes.)

Common Indefinite Determiners

Determiner	Meaning	Example
chaque	each, every	chaque jour
quelques	some, a few	quelques amis
plusieurs	several	plusieurs fois
certains / certaines	certain, some	certains jours
tout / toute / tous / toutes	all, every	tous les jours
aucun / aucune	no, not any	aucun problème

Indefinite Pronouns (Pronoms indéfinis)

An indefinite pronoun replaces a noun to avoid repeating it – just as you''d say "some of them" or "all of them" in English instead of naming the noun again.

Common Indefinite Pronouns

Pronoun	Meaning	Example
quelqu'un	someone	Quelqu'un a appelé.
quelques-uns / quelques-unes	some (of them)	Il y en avait quelques-unes.
chacun / chacune	each one	Chacun a son opinion.
tous / toutes	all (of them)	Nous les avons tous mangés.
tout	everything	Je vois tout.
certains / certaines	some, certain ones	Il en a invité certains.
aucun / aucune	none, not one	Aucun n'est venu.
plusieurs	several	Plusieurs sont venus.

Determiner VS Pronoun

Remember: a determiner accompanies a noun, whereas a pronoun replaces it.

Je vois tous les villages depuis la montagne.

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Je vois tout depuis la montagne.

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