"He is not just anybody."

Translation: Han är inte vem som helst.

[gunya_ru]

Why is it incorrect to use 'bara' in the sentence? 'han är inte bara vem som helst'

[Arnauti]

I wrote pretty extensively about this construction here: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/5562715 I hope that covers it.

[gunya_ru]

Thank you! It helps a lot

[mokane3562]

Would anybody's be vems som helst? If so, should the difference be audible from vem som helst?

[Schkatz]

Does it mean that he is not just some random guy?

[Zmrzlina]

Yep.

[JosVictorA7]

Doesn't "Någon" mean both "someone" and "anyone"? Could I use it here? Or am I wrong about this?

[Arnauti]

någon means 'someone' in some contexts and 'anyone' in others. Here, we're translating not just anyone and that is inte vem som helst in Swedish. Also as _JesseKat said, I recommend reading the post I linked to. I've forgotten what I wrote there, but hopefully it was something useful :)

[JosVictorA7]

Tack så mycket ❤

[JC5455]

Lol.

[_JesseKat]

I believe "Någon" can mean either and "Vem som helst" is a bit more specific [to anyone], and no, it can't be used here. I would read Arnauti's post in the comment currently at the top. I'd also recommend waiting for a native to check me.

[jarrettph]

Why is vemsomhelst marked as a typo?

[Anneliesse10]

Because those are 3 different words: vem-som-helst

[Hallo688493]

What about "Han är inte bara någon"?

[ellenkeyne]

That's what I wrote -- but see Arnauti's note above.

[Patrick889093]

What word in this sentence means just ? Han he är is inte not vem som helst anybody. So just is in the spaces .