"quien" meaning in Spanish

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Pronoun

IPA: /ˈkjen/, [ˈkjẽn] Forms: quienes [plural]
Rhymes: -en Etymology: Inherited from Latin quĕm, accusative of quī, from Old Latin quei, from Proto-Italic *kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis, *kʷos. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|quĕm|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin quĕm, {{inh+|es|la|quĕm}} Inherited from Latin quĕm, {{m|la|quī}} quī, {{der|es|itc-ola|quei}} Old Latin quei, {{der|es|itc-pro|*kʷoi}} Proto-Italic *kʷoi, {{der|es|ine-pro|*kʷis|*kʷis, *kʷos}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷis, *kʷos Head templates: {{head|es|pronoun|relative pronoun||plural|quienes}} quien (relative pronoun, plural quienes)
  1. who Tags: pronoun, relative
    Sense id: en-quien-es-pron-btAzcUC9
  2. (construed with a) whom Tags: construed with a, pronoun, relative
    Sense id: en-quien-es-pron-jl793mjw
  3. whoever; whomever; anyone who Tags: pronoun, relative
    Sense id: en-quien-es-pron-5Q54nFVR Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 11 0 76 12
  4. the one who Tags: pronoun, relative Synonyms: el que
    Sense id: en-quien-es-pron-oBJil7qu Categories (other): Spanish pronouns Disambiguation of Spanish pronouns: 23 17 26 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cada quien, no hay quien, quien más, quien menos

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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