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quien.

who

5 characters1 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

pron/ˈkjen/[ˈkjẽn]/kjen/[kjẽn]
  1. who

    pronoun · relative
    La mujer con quien se casó
  2. whom

    pronoun · relative
    La persona a quien yo amo
  3. whoever; whomever; anyone who

    pronoun · relative
    Quienes digan así…
    No te fíes de quien no dice la verdad.
  4. the one who

    pronoun · relative
    ¿Eres tú quien ha de venir?
    ¡Soy yo quien llama a la puerta!
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.