No. 286 in Greek

κανείς

"Κανείς" means "anyone," "someone," or "no one," depending on context.

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Κανείς δεν ήρθε στο πάρτι χθες.
Nobody came to the party yesterday.
In this sentence, "κανείς" is used as an indefinite pronoun in a negative context to indicate 'nobody'.
Μήπως είδε κανείς τα κλειδιά μου;
Has anyone seen my keys?
Here, "κανείς" is employed as an indefinite pronoun in an interrogative context to mean 'anyone'.
Δεν φοβάται κανείς τη νύχτα στο δάσος.
Nobody is afraid of the night in the forest.
This instance uses "κανείς" as an indefinite pronoun in a negative statement to signify 'no one'.

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