quién
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See also: quien
Asturian[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
quién
- (interrogative pronoun) who (which person?, which persons?)
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin quem, accusative of quī.
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
quién (interrogative, plural quiénes)
- who?, whom?; (with “de”) whose?
- ¿Con quién hablo? ― With whom am I speaking?
- ¡Quién lo hubiera creído! ― Who would have believed it!?
- ¿De quién es este libro? ― Whose book is this?
- ¿Quién enseña la clase? ― Who teaches the class?
- ¿Quién carajo es Kevin? ― Who the hell is Kevin?
- no sabe quién ha llamado
- He doesn't know who has called
- (followed by a subjunctive clause in the imperfect or pluperfect tense) if only; I wish
- ¡Quién tuviera 20 años! ― How I wish I was 20 [years old]!
- ¡Quién hubiera tocado la lotería! ― If only I'd won the lottery!
Usage notes[edit]
The relative pronoun quien is written without the accent mark.