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quien

quien

See also: quién

Asturian

Pronoun

quien

  1. (relative pronoun) who (singular who (relative pronoun))

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin quĕm, accusative of quī, from Old Latin quei, from Proto-Italic *kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis, *kʷos.

Pronoun

quien (relative pronoun, plural quienes)

  1. who
    La mujer con quien se casó "The woman whom he married..."
  2. (construed with a) whom
    Las mujeres a quienes conozco... / A las mujeres quienes conozco... "The women whom I know..."
  3. whoever; whomever
  4. anyone; some people
    Quienes que 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."

Usage notes

Written with an accent mark (quién) when interrogative.