quien

See also: quién

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin quĕm, accusative of quī.

Pronoun

quien

1. (relative pronoun) who (who (relative pronoun))

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin quĕm, accusative of quī, from Old Latin quei, from Proto-Italic *kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis, *kʷos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjen/ [ˈkjẽn]

Pronoun

quien (relative pronoun, plural quienes)

1. who

   La mujer con quien se casó — "The woman whom he married..."

2. (construed with a) whom

   Las mujeres a quienes conozco... / A las mujeres quienes conozco... — "The women whom I know..."

3. whoever; whomever
4. anyone; some people

   Quienes que 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."

Derived terms

• quien más, quien menos

 

Usage notes

Written with an accent mark (quién) when interrogative.