any

used to refer to one or some of a group of people or things, when it is not necessary or possible to be specific about which ones

cualquier, alguno/a, uno/a (de)

• any + plural noun
• any + singular countable noun

Collocations any questions · any problems

• Do you have any questions?

  ¿Tienes alguna pregunta?

used in negative questions to ask if someone has or does something, when the speaker expects a positive answer but is politely asking for confirmation

¿algún/a?

• Do you have any...?

• Don't you have any money?

  ¿No tienes dinero?

used in negative statements to say that something does not exist or is not true, when the speaker expects a positive answer but is politely stating disbelief

ningún/a, ningún/a... de

• There isn't any...
• I don't have any...

• There isn't any milk left.

  No queda leche.

used in positive questions to ask if someone has or does something, when the speaker expects a negative answer but is politely asking for confirmation

¿algún/a?

• Do you have any...?

• Are there any seats left?

  ¿Hay asientos disponibles?

used in positive statements to say that something exists or is true, when the speaker expects a negative answer but is politely stating belief

cualquier, alguno/a

• There are any...
• I have any...

• There are any seats left.

  Hay asientos disponibles.

used in superlative comparisons to say that something is the best or most of its kind, when there are no other possibilities for comparison

cualquier, alguno/a

• the + superlative + any

• He's the best player in any team.

  Él es el mejor jugador en cualquier equipo.

used to answer yes/no questions, when you want to confirm that something is true or exists

sí, claro que sí

• Yes, there are any...

• Are there any seats left?

  Sí, hay asientos disponibles.

used to answer yes/no questions, when you want to confirm that something does not exist or is not true

no, no hay ningún/a

• No, there isn't any...

• Are there any seats left?

  No, no hay asientos disponibles.