qui.
who, whom
Meaning & usage
who, whom
Tu as vu qui ?
Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes.
who, which, that
La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet.
Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup.
whom (after a preposition)
Un homme à qui j’ai parlé.
he who, who(m)ever
Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée.
Rira bien qui rira le dernier.
what
Qui tu veux manger?
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French qui, from Old French qui, from Latin quī.
if
Where this word comes from
Perhaps related to si (“if”).
Used to indicate the cry of a bird.
Where this word comes from
Onomatopoeic.
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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.