quem

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʷem/, [kʷɛ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwem/, [kwɛm]

Pronoun

1. accusative masculine singular of quī

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) quem

1. accusative masculine singular of quī

Pronoun

1. accusative masculine singular of quis
2. accusative feminine singular of quis

References

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

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• kem (Internet slang)
• queim (eye dialect, Brazil)
• quẽ (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kẽ(j̃)/
• IPA^(key): /kɐ̃j̃/
• Hyphenation: quem

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

   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.

Synonyms

• (those who): aqueles que, pessoas que, os que

Derived terms

• quem dera
• quem é quem
• quem quer que
• quem sabe