Question Word + que siá

Whatever and Whoever

Level 5

A question word followed by que siá means any at all.

How It Works

OccitanMeaning
ont que siáwherever, anywhere
quora que siáwhenever, at any time
qué que siáwhatever, anything
qual que siáwhoever, whichever one
qui que siáwhoever (a person)
cossí que siáhowever, in any case

The phrase can end a sentence (Pòdes venir quora que siá.) or begin it (Ont que siá, trobaràs d'amics.). It stands for something you do not need to name.

You may see siaga or siague in place of siá in some writers, as in ont que siaga. This course uses siá.

Siá is the same subjunctive form you meet after cal que and voler que.

Examples (5)

  1. Pòdes venir quora que siá.

    You can come whenever you like.

    Quora que siá: at any time.

  2. Ont que siá, trobaràs d'amics.

    Wherever it is, you will find friends.

    Ont que siá: in any place.

  3. Qué que siá, diga-me.

    Whatever it is, tell me.

    Qué que siá: any thing at all.

  4. Pòdi dormir ont que siá.

    I can sleep anywhere.

    Ont que siá follows the verb.

  5. Cossí que siá, deman tornam.

    Anyway, tomorrow we come back.

    Cossí que siá: in any case.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the indicative instead of siá

    Pòdes venir quora que es.
    Pòdes venir quora que siá.

    The phrase is fixed with the subjunctive siá. Es is the indicative.

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Question Word + que siáLevel 5Whatever and Whoever

Learn This First

Qual que siá puts a question word before que plus the subjunctive, so the irregular subjunctive and qual come first.

Words in This Pattern

quiquéqualontquoracossíèsser