Using cualquier/a to say any in Spanish

Hilary H.C1Kwiziq community member

Using cualquier/a to say any in Spanish

I saw the following on a back machine recently ‘ puedes operar con cualquiera de las tarjetas de crédito’. How does this fit with the contents of this lesson please

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using cualquier/a to express "any" in Spanish (indefinite adjectives)"

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John O.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hola Hilary,

The lesson states that "cualquiera" must accompany a noun which has taken an indefinite article, and must come after that noun.

It is possible that there are exceptions and that the lesson only deals with the most common usage. It may be one of those regional variations but if we follow the lesson - as I understand it - it seems as if the sentence you saw is incorrect. I think it should read "....cualquier de las tarjetas de crédito." I'm sure the teachers can clarify this. Saludos. John

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Using cualquier/a to say any in Spanish

I saw the following on a back machine recently ‘ puedes operar con cualquiera de las tarjetas de crédito’. How does this fit with the contents of this lesson please

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