sea cual fuere

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsea ˌkwal ˈfweɾe/ [ˌse.a ˌkwal ˈfwe.ɾe]
• Syllabification: se‧a cual fue‧re

Pronoun

sea cual fuere

1. (formal) whatever it is

Usage notes

• This is one of the few expressions in which the future subjunctive, now considered mostly obsolete in Spanish, is still used. The plural form, sean cuales fueren, is also still used in formal Spanish.