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alcun

any

determiner al-KOON Less Common
Grammar & Structure Determiners

Also means

some

Usage Note

Alcun is the apocopated (shortened) masculine singular of alcuno, used before a noun, as in senza alcun dubbio ('without any doubt'). In negative sentences it means 'any' at all; in the plural alcuni/alcune it means 'some, a few'. The full alcuno survives before s+consonant or z.

Examples

"Non c'è alcun problema."

Natural Translation

There's no problem at all.

Literal Translation

Not there-is any problem.

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