N'importe qui = Anyone (French Indefinite Pronouns)

Aurélie Drouard
2022-05-20
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Look at these sentences:

N'importe qui peut entrer chez toiAnyone can get into your house

Elle fait confiance à n'importe quiShe trusts anyone

Juliette et Marie parlent à n'importe quiJuliette and Marie talk to anyone


Note that "n'importe qui" literally means "no matter who", and is used in French to say "anyone".

You use it ONLY in affirmative sentences to emphasise that the identity of the person referred to doesn't matter (ANY one).

ATTENTION:

You would use quelqu'un to express 'anyone' in a question.

Il y a quelqu'un ici ?Is there anyone here?

(See also Quelqu'un, Quelqu'un d'autre = Someone, Someone else (indefinite pronouns) in French)

You would use personne in a negative sentence.

Non, il n'y a personne.No, there isn't anyone.

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Examples and resources

Elle fait confiance à n'importe quiShe trusts anyone
N'importe qui peut entrer chez toiAnyone can get into your house
Juliette et Marie parlent à n'importe quiJuliette and Marie talk to anyone

anyone in a negative sentence

Non, il n'y a personne.No, there isn't anyone.

anyone in a question

Il y a quelqu'un ici ?Is there anyone here?
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