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quien
quien
See also: quién
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)
- who
- La mujer con quien se casó — "The woman whom he married..."
- (construed with a) whom
- Las mujeres a quienes conozco... / A las mujeres quienes conozco... — "The women whom I know..."
- whoever; whomever
- 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.