No. 226 in Catalan
alguna
"Alguna" means "some" or "any" in English.
In a sentence
He vist alguna cosa interessant a la botiga.
I saw something interesting at the shop.
Here, 'alguna' functions as an indefinite pronoun to specify an unknown or not explicitly stated object.
Tinc alguna amiga que viu a Barcelona.
I have a friend who lives in Barcelona.
In this sentence, 'alguna' is used as an indefinite adjective to describe the noun 'amiga', signifying one or some out of a group.
Potser vindrà alguna vegada la setmana vinent.
Maybe he/she will come some time next week.
'Alguna' acts as an indefinite determiner paired with 'vegada' to indicate an unspecified time.
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