qualche

Etymology
From.

Pronunciation

 * Traditionally, this word triggers of the following consonant despite not ending in a stressed vowel, but this no longer applies in modern usage. Hence  is traditionally pronounced  but in modern usage is.

Determiner

 * 1) (a) few
 * 2) some, any
 * 1) some, any

Usage notes

 * always precedes the noun and is invariant for gender and number. The noun is always singular, even though the sense is usually plural:

Adverb

 * 1)  some, about