jakémukoli

Jakémukoli is a Czech indefinite determiner meaning “any” or “whatever.” It is used to refer to an unspecified member of a group and can introduce a non-specific or hypothetical reference to people or things. As a determiner with adjectival force, it agrees in gender, number, and case with the noun it accompanies.

Etymology and morphology: jakémukoli is formed from the interrogative adjective jaký with the suffix -koli, a productive morpheme that creates indefinite or universal meanings such as “any.” The word inflects like an adjective and has multiple forms across genders, numbers, and cases. The form jakémukoli specifically represents the dative singular masculine or neuter form, for example in phrases like “to to môže stať jakémukoli človeku” (this can happen to any person). Other forms include jakýkoli, jakékoli, and jakékoli in various cases and numbers.

Usage: jakémukoli is used attributively before a noun, often to emphasize non-specific selection from a group. It commonly appears in formal or written Czech but is also found in everyday speech. It can be paired with phrases such as “z nás” or “z možností” to mean “to any of us” or “any of the options.” The construction is versatile and can express inclusivity or an arbitrary choice without naming a particular item or person.

Examples:

- Jakémukoli člověku se to může stát. (It can happen to any person.)

- Můžete si vybrat jakékoli z možností. (You can choose any of the options.)

- To platí pro jakéhokoli z nás. (That applies to any of us.)

Related forms exist for different grammatical contexts, reflecting the word’s role as a flexible indefinite determiner in Czech.