quien

/ˈkjen/, [ˈkjẽn]

who


Examples
  • Me pregunto quien llegó.

    I wonder who has come.

  • Cuando estás en el campo de batalla por quien luchas es por el hombre que tienes a tu lado.

    When you are on the battlefield, who you are fighting for is the man next to you.

  • Eres el único a quien yo amo.

    You are the only one I love.

  • ¿Hay alguien en quien confiar en este frío lugar?

    Is there anyone you can trust in this cold place?

  • Nunca critiques a quien no está presente para defenderse.

    Never speak ill of others behind their back.

  • Quien te dijo eso es un mentiroso.

    Whoever told you that is a liar.

  • Quiero asegurarme de que sea usted quien dice ser.

    I want to make sure you are who you say you are.

  • No fuiste tú quien se comió el pastel que hice, fue tu hermana.

    It was not you who ate the cake I made, it was your sister.

  • Fue Alice quien fue al concierto ayer.

    It was Alice who went to the concert yesterday.

  • Tom es el que me dijo a quien dárselo.

    Tom is the one who told me who to give it to.

  • Necesito encontrar gente con quien relajarme.

    I need to find people to chill with.

  • Sea quien sea a quien le preguntes, no conseguirás una respuesta satisfactoria.

    Whomever you may ask, you can't get a satisfactory answer.

  • Tom es quien enseñó francés a Mary.

    Tom is the person who taught Mary French.

  • Un hombre del tiempo es alguien con quien el tiempo no siempre está de acuerdo.

    A weatherman is someone with whom the weather does not always agree.

  • Quien piensa: "A día de hoy todos hablan inglés" o "todo el mundo habla inglés" sin preguntarse qué sector de la población mundial habla inglés, y cuál es su nivel de aptitud comunicativa, es que no quiere ver la realidad delante de sus ojos.

    Whoever thinks: "These days, everyone speaks English" or "The entire world speaks English" without asking what portion of the global population it is that speaks English, and how well they can speak it, is someone who does not want to see the reality in front of their eyes.

  • Es a ti a quien ella ama, no a mí.

    It's you that she loves, not me.

  • La primavera mostrará quien cagó donde.

    The spring will show who shat where.

  • No es contigo con quien quiero ir.

    It's not you whom I want to go with.

  • Mi padre es quien dejó de tomar.

    It's my father who stopped drinking.

  • Dáselo a quien sea que lo quiera.

    Give it to whoever wants it.


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