quien
See also: quién
Asturian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin quĕm, accusative of quī.
Pronoun edit
quien
- (relative pronoun) who (who (relative pronoun))
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Old French kien, itself from Latin canis.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quien m (plural quiens)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin quĕm, accusative of quī, from Old Latin quei, from Proto-Italic *kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis, *kʷos.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
quien (relative pronoun, plural quienes)
- who
- La mujer con quien se casó
- The woman whom he married
- (construed with a) whom
- La persona a quien yo amo
- The person whom I love
- whoever; whomever; anyone who
- Quienes digan así…
- Anyone who says that…
- No te fíes de quien no dice la verdad.
- Do not trust anyone who does not tell the truth.
- the one who
- Synonym: el que
- ¿Eres tú quien ha de venir?
- Are you the one who is to come?
- ¡Soy yo quien llama a la puerta!
- I am the one who knocks!
Usage notes edit
- Written with an accent mark (quién) when interrogative.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “quien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014