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quien - who, whom

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quien

/kjen/relative pronoun

who, whom

Pronombre que se refiere a una persona de la que se habla.

Forms: quien - quienes

Other meanings

  1. anyone who does something (in general statements)Cualquier persona que haga algo (en frases generales).
  2. used to ask about or point to a person, with accent (quién)Se usa para preguntar o señalar a una persona, con tilde (quién).

Example sentences

Written for learners to show how the word is used - not quotes from films.

  1. Quien madruga, Dios le ayuda.The early bird gets the worm.
  2. Ella es la persona con quien trabajo.She is the person I work with.
  3. Quien llegue primero, que abra la puerta.Whoever arrives first, let them open the door.

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