quién

See also: quien

Asturian

Pronoun

quién

1. (interrogative pronoun) who (which person?, which persons?)

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin quĕm, accusative of qui.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjen/ [ˈkjẽn]
• Rhymes: -en

Pronoun

quién (interrogative, plural quiénes)

1. 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

2. (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

The relative pronoun quien is written without the accent mark.