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quién

See also: quien

Asturian edit

Pronoun edit

quién

  1. (interrogative pronoun) who (which person?, which persons?)

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin quem.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkjen/ [ˈkjẽn]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -en
  • Syllabification: quién

Pronoun edit

quién (interrogative, plural quiénes)

  1. who?, whom?; (with “de”) whose?
    ¿Con quién hablo?
    With whom am I speaking?
    ¡Quién lo hubiera creído!
    Who would have believed it!?
    ¿De quién es este libro?
    Whose book is this?
    ¿Quién enseña la clase?
    Who teaches the class?
    ¿Quién carajo es Kevin?
    Who the hell is Kevin?
    No sabe quién ha llamado
    He doesn't know who has called
  2. (followed by a subjunctive clause in the imperfect or pluperfect tense) if only; I wish
    ¡Quién tuviera veinte años!
    How I wish I was twenty!
    ¡Quién hubiera tocado la lotería!
    If only I'd won the lottery!

Usage notes edit

  • The relative pronoun quien is written without the accent mark.

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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