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quién

quién

See also: quien

Asturian

Pronoun

quién

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kjen/
  • Rhymes: -en

Etymology

From Latin quĕm, accusative of qui.

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?"

Usage notes

The relative pronoun quien is written without the accent mark.