LingoflyԻնչ-որ, որևէ, ցանկացած, ոչ ոք: someone, anyone, any and no one
'Someone', 'anyone', 'any at all', 'nobody' — Armenian has a separate word for each. For example: “Ինչ-որ մեկը (inch-vor mekə) զանգեց (zangets), բայց (bayts) անունը (anunə) չասաց” — Someone called, but did not give their name. A rule from the Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
'Someone', 'anyone', 'any at all', 'nobody' — Armenian has a separate word for each.
Ինչ-որ (inch-vor) (inch vor) is 'some': it exists but you do not know it. Ինչ-որ մեկը (inch-vor mekə) զանգեց (zangets) (inch vor mekə zangets) — someone called; ինչ-որ տեղ (inch-vor tegh) — somewhere.
Որևէ (voreve) is 'any' for questions and conditions: Որևէ (voreve) հարց (harts) ունե՞ք (unek') (voreve harts unek'), do you have any questions. Ցանկացած (tsankatsats) is 'any you choose': ցանկացած ժամի (tsankatsats zhami), at any hour.
The trap: a negative word wants the verb negated too. Ոչ ոք (voch ok') չեկավ (chekav) (voch vok' chekav) — nobody came; ոչինչ (vochinch) չեմ (chem) լսել (lsel) (vochinch chem lsel) — I heard nothing.
Table
| Word | Meaning | Example | Careful |
|---|---|---|---|
| ինչ-որ (inch-vor) | some | ինչ-որ մեկը (inch-vor mekə) — someone | with a hyphen |
| որևէ (voreve) | any | որևէ (voreve) հարց (harts) — any question | in questions and conditions |
| ցանկացած (tsankatsats) | any one you like | ցանկացած ժամի (tsankatsats zhami) — at any time | from ցանկանալ — to wish |
| ամեն (amen) մեկը (mekə) | each one | ամեն (amen) մեկը (mekə) հերթով (hert'ov) | — |
| ամեն (amen) ինչ (inch) | everything | ամեն (amen) ինչ (inch) պատրաստ (patrast) է | about things, not people |
| ոմանք | some (people) | ոմանք համաձայն (hamadzayn) չեն (chen) | already plural |
| շատերը (shaterə) | many | շատերի կարծիքով (kartsik'ov) | it declines |
| ոչ ոք (voch ok') | no one | ոչ ոք (voch ok') չեկավ (chekav) | the verb carries չ- |
| ոչինչ (vochinch) | nothing | ոչինչ (vochinch) չեմ (chem) լսել (lsel) | also no harm done |
| ոչ մի (voch mi) | not a single one | ոչ մի (voch mi) դրամ (dram) չունեմ (chunem) | the verb carries չ- |
By example
- Ինչ-որ մեկը զանգեց, բայց անունը չասացinch-vor mekə zangets, bayts anunə chasatsSomeone called, but did not give their name
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
someone, anyone, any and no one: how does it work in Armenian?
'Someone', 'anyone', 'any at all', 'nobody' — Armenian has a separate word for each.
What does it look like in a Armenian example sentence?
“Ինչ-որ մեկը (inch-vor mekə) զանգեց (zangets), բայց (bayts) անունը (anunə) չասաց” (inch-vor mekə zangets, bayts anunə chasats) — Someone called, but did not give their name. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.