quem

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Latin

Pronunciation

Pronoun

quem

  1. accusative masculine singular of quī

Adjective

quem

  1. accusative masculine singular of quī

Pronoun

quem

  1. accusative masculine/feminine singular of quis

References

  • “quem”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Middle English

Pronoun

quem

  1. (Northern) Alternative form of whom (“who, whom”, accusative)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese quen, from Latin quem, accusative case of interrogative quis (“who?”) and relative quī (“who”).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

quem

  1. (interrogative) who; whom (which person?)
    Quem viu o novo filme?
    Who has seen the new film?
  2. (relative) who; whom (the person who)
    Não me lembro do nome de quem me ligou.
    I don’t remember the name of the person who called me.
  3. (indefinite) those who; people who; anyone who
    Synonyms: aqueles que, pessoas que, os que
    Deus ajuda quem se ajuda.
    God helps those who help themselves.
    Quem quiser sair, que o faça.
    Anyone who wants to leave, do it.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:quem.

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