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quien

/ˈkjen/, [ˈkjẽn]

who

Pronoun quien (relative pronoun, plural quienes)

  1. who
    La mujer con quien se casó
    The woman whom he married
  2. (construed with a) whom
    Las mujeres a quienes conozco
    The women whom I know
  3. 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.
  4. the one who
    ¿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!

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • El trabajo esta disponible para quien lo solicite, ahora.

    The job is available for whomever applies for it, now.

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  • No tiene a nadie a quien consultar.

    He has nobody to consult.

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  • Ellos solo quieren a alguien a quien culpar.

    They just want someone to blame.

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  • Puedes darle este boleto a quien sea que lo quiera.

    You may give this ticket to whoever wants it.

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  • Quien quiera que me despierte conocerá los tormentos del infierno.

    Whoever wakes me up shall know the torments of Hell.

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  • Sin Tom, Mary no tendría nadie a quien acudir.

    Without Tom, Mary would have no one to turn to.

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  • El jefe está buscando a alguien a quien darle la culpa.

    The boss is looking for someone to blame.

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  • Le daré este libro a quien sea que lo quiera.

    I will give this book to whoever wants it.

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  • Siento haberte reducido en sólo quien carga mis maletas.

    Sorry that I've reduced you to someone to drag my luggage around!

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  • Lo que Tom verdaderamente quería era un buen amigo con quien conversar.

    What Tom really wanted was a good friend he could talk to.

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