quien
Asturian
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Asturian terms inherited from Latin#QUIENCategory:Asturian terms derived from Latin#QUIEN quĕmCategory:Latin links with redundant target parameters#QUIEN, accusative of quī.
Pronoun
quienCategory:Asturian lemmas#QUIENCategory:Asturian pronouns#QUIENCategory:Asturian entries with incorrect language header#QUIENCategory:Pages with entries#QUIENCategory:Pages with 2 entries#QUIEN
- (relative pronoun) who (who (relative pronoun))
Further reading
- “quien”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
- Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “quien”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from LatinCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Latin#QUIENCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#QUIEN quĕm, accusative of quī, from Old LatinCategory:Spanish terms derived from Old Latin#QUIEN quei, from Proto-ItalicCategory:Spanish terms derived from Proto-Italic#QUIEN *kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Spanish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#QUIEN *kʷís, *kʷos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkjen/ [ˈkjẽn]Category:Spanish 1-syllable words#QUIENCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#QUIEN
Category:Spanish terms with audio pronunciation#QUIENAudio (Mexico): (file) - Syllabification: quien
- IPA(key): /kjen/ [kjẽn]Category:Spanish 1-syllable words#QUIENCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#QUIEN
- Rhymes: -enCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/en#QUIENCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/en/1 syllable#QUIEN[1]
Pronoun
quien (relative pronoun, plural quienes)Category:Spanish lemmas#QUIENCategory:Spanish pronouns#QUIENCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#QUIENCategory:Pages with entries#QUIENCategory:Pages with 2 entries#QUIEN
- who
- La mujer con quien se casó
- The woman whom s/he married
- 2025 August 3, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Demócratas a favor de Israel intentan distanciarse de Netanyahu para frenar el giro del partido en medio de la crisis en Gaza”, in CNN en Español:
- Chuck Schumer y Kirsten Gillibrand, quien lidera la comisión de campaña del Senado demócrata, han expresado su preferencia por Stevens, quien publicó la semana pasada una declaración en la que hace un llamado a cooperar para lograr que llegue comida a Gaza y liberar a los rehenes israelíes.Category:Spanish terms with quotations#QUIENCategory:Requests for translations of Spanish quotations#QUIEN
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (construed with a) whom
- La persona a quien yo amo
- The person whom I love
- whoever; whomever; anyone who
- Quienes 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.
- the one who
- Synonym: el que
- ¿Eres tú quien ha de venir?
- Are you the one who is to come?
- ¡Soy yo quien llama a la puerta!
- I am the one who knocks!
Usage notes
- Written with an accent mark (quién) when interrogative.
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “quien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025