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Asturian
Etymology
From Latin quĕm, accusative of quī.
Pronoun
quien
- (relative pronoun) who (who (relative pronoun))
Norman
Etymology
From Old French kien, itself from Latin canis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k(j)ĩ/, /k(j)ɛ̃/, /tʃĩ/
Noun
quien m (plural quiens)
- dog
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin quĕm, accusative of quī, from Old Latin quei, from Proto-Italic *kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis, *kʷos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkjen/
- Rhymes: -en
- Syllabification: quien
Pronoun
quien (relative pronoun, plural quienes)
- who
La mujer con quien se casó- The woman whom he married
- (construed with a) whom
La persona a quien yo amo- The person whom I love
- whoever; whomever; anyone who
Quienes 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.
- the one who
- Synonym: el que
¿Eres tú quien ha de venir?- Are you the one who is to come?
¡Soy yo quien llama a la puerta!- I am the one who knocks!
Usage notes
- Written with an accent mark (quién) when interrogative.
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