Any vs Anything

Quando usar cada um em inglês, com significado, registro e exemplos.

Any

Top 1000 (muito comum) A1 determiner

Anything

Top 1000 (muito comum) A1 pronoun

	Any	Anything
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 /["/ˈeni/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈeni/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈeniθɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈeniθɪŋ/"]/
Significado	one or more of something, no matter which	qualquer objeto, coisa ou ideia; sem escolha específica. any object, thing, or idea; no specific choice.
Exemplo	I didn't eat any meat.	I would do anything to make her happy.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quão comum	Top 1000 (muito comum)	Top 1000 (muito comum)
Nível CEFR	A1	A1
Classe gramatical	determiner	pronoun
Colocações	any time, any place, any day	do anything, say anything, find anything, want anything, if anything
Antônimos	none, no	nothing
Erros comuns	'Any' used in positive statements like 'I have any books.', Confused with 'some'—'some' is used in positive sentences., 'Any' used incorrectly with uncountable nouns without the proper context.	Confused with 'everything' — remember 'anything' refers to one or more unspecified items., Using 'anything' in affirmative sentences where 'something' is more appropriate., Misplacing 'anything' in a sentence can confuse the meaning.
Notas de uso	Use 'any' in questions and negative sentences. It's not used in positive sentences. For example, 'Do you have any bread?' or 'I don't have any money.'	Usado em perguntas e frases negativas. É comum na conversa do dia a dia, mas pode parecer vago se usado em excesso. Evite em escrita muito formal. Used in questions and negative sentences. It’s common in everyday conversation but can feel vague if overused. Avoid in very formal writing.

Veja em clipes reais

Breaking Bad › S1 E4

Got anything to say?

Ted Lasso › S1 E1

You know, anything they need.

was trying to bait me... That doesn't prove anything.

Breaking Bad › S1 E4

Got anything to say?

Ted Lasso › S1 E1

You know, anything they need.

Anything

Perguntas frequentes: Any vs Anything

Qual é a diferença entre Any e Anything?

Any: one or more of something, no matter which Anything: any object, thing, or idea; no specific choice.

Any e Anything estão no mesmo nível CEFR?

Any: A1, Anything: A1 na escala CEFR.

Que classe gramatical são Any e Anything?

Any: determiner, Anything: pronoun.

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

Any: I didn't eat any meat. Anything: I would do anything to make her happy.

Posso usar Any e Anything de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. Any e Anything são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.