any

少しでも、これ以上

疑問文や否定文、条件文で、少しでも差があるかを表す。

やさしい英語で： Used in questions, negatives, or conditions to ask about or express even a small difference.

• Do you feel any better?
• The journey wasn’t any shorter.
• If it gets any colder, we’ll go inside.

使い方： any + comparative adjective/adverb (Can you walk any faster?); any different (Would a new chair feel any different?)

類義語： at all

よく使う表現： any better, any more, any different

少しも、少しは

主に否定文で、ほんの少しの程度も含めて表す。

やさしい英語で： Used mainly in negatives to mean to even a small degree.

• It doesn’t hurt any.
• Did the medicine help any?
• The noise didn’t bother her any.

類義語： at all

よく使う表現： help any, hurt any, sleep any

いくらかの、何か、少しも

量や数が少しでもあるか尋ねたり、全くないことを表したりする。

やさしい英語で： Used to ask about or deny even a small amount or number of something.

• Do you have any water?
• We haven’t got any eggs.
• Is there any milk left?

使い方： any + plural or uncountable noun (Are there any clean cups?)

類義語： some

よく使う表現： any money, any questions, any food, any evidence

どの、どんな、どれでも

どの人や物を選んでも構わないことを表す。

やさしい英語で： It does not matter which person or thing you choose.

• Choose any seat.
• You can call me any day.
• Any child can join the club.

類義語： whichever, every

よく使う表現： any day, any question, any seat

今にも、いつでも

時間を表す語と使い、いつとは決めず、すぐに起こりそうだと表す。

やさしい英語で： Used with a time word to say something is expected very soon, without an exact time.

• The bus could arrive any minute.
• We expect a reply any day now.
• The baby might wake up any moment.

使い方： any + time word + now (She’ll be here any second now.)

よく使う表現： any minute now, any day now, any moment

どれか、いくつか、どれでも

どれか、いくつかを特定しない一人以上の人や一つ以上の物。

やさしい英語で： One or more people or things, without saying which or how many.

• Are there any left?
• These seats are free; choose any.
• I wanted some apples, but the shop didn’t have any.

使い方： any of + plural noun/pronoun (Do you know any of these people?)

類義語： some

反対語： none

よく使う表現： any of them, have any, choose any