quien
See also: quién
Asturian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin quĕm, accusative of quī.
Pronoun
editquien
- (relative pronoun) who (who (relative pronoun))
Norman
editEtymology
editFrom Old French kien, itself from Latin canis.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editquien m (plural quiens)
Spanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin quĕm, accusative of quī, from Old Latin quei, from Proto-Italic *kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis, *kʷos.
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editquien (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
editFurther reading
edit- “quien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
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