KS4 · Spanish · Year 10

Madrid: indefinite pronouns 'alguno', 'ninguno'

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I can use indefinite pronouns to describe places.

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What you’ll learn

I can use indefinite pronouns to describe places.

Key learning points

Madrid is the capital of Spain and its largest city. It's famous for its many museums, palaces and parks.
Indefinite pronouns replace a noun in the sentence and match the gender and number of the noun they refer to.
Alguno, alguna, algunos and algunas mean 'some', 'any' or 'a, an' and are used in affirmative sentences and questions.
'Ninguno' and 'ninguna' mean 'none', 'no-one', 'not a single one'; they are always used in the singular form.
Indefinite adjectives and indefinite pronouns are identical apart from the masculine singular form.

Words to know

indefinite pronoun: words 'some', 'a, an', 'one', 'any', 'no-one', 'none' and 'anyone' that replace a noun in the sentence
alguno: masculine singular form of the indefinite pronoun meaning 'a, an', 'some' or 'any'
ninguno: masculine singular indefinite pronoun meaning 'none', 'no-one', 'not a single one'

Common mistakes

There is no difference between 'ningún' and 'ninguno'.

'Ningún' and 'ninguno' look very similar but they are used differently in Spanish. 'Ninguno' is a pronoun and it replaces a masculine singular noun. 'Ningún' is an indefinite adjective and it comes before a masculine singular noun.

For parents, carers and teachers

Following speaking task B3, teachers can ask students to write 2-3 follow-up opinion sentences based on their partners' answers or finish by asking students which places they would recommend in Madrid using indefinite pronouns (e.g. 'recomiendo visitar algunos parques como El Retiro.').