No. 11,279 in French
quiconque
"Quiconque" means "whoever" or "anyone who."
In a sentence
Quiconque veut réussir doit travailler dur.
Anyone who wants to succeed must work hard.
"Quiconque" is used here as a subject to mean 'anyone' and introduces a general truth applicable to people.
Je veux parler à quiconque peut m'aider avec ce problème.
I want to speak to anyone who can help me with this problem.
In this sentence, "quiconque" is used as an object to refer to any person who fits the described criteria (capable of helping).
On demande de respecter les droits de quiconque, sans discrimination.
It is requested to respect the rights of everyone, without discrimination.
Here, "quiconque" behaves like a pronoun referring to every individual without specification or limitation.
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