9.8.7

'Que' & 'Quien'

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'Que' and 'Quien'

'Que' is the shortest and most simple way of saying that or who. It is used when you need a simple link to talk about either people or things. 'Quien' is only used to talk about people.

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'Que'

  • 'Que' can mean that, who or whom, it depends on the sentence.
    • El hombre que pronunciĆ³ el discurso.
      • The man that gave the speech.
    • Mi hermana que vive en Nueva York.
      • My sister who lives in New York.
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'Quien'

  • 'Quien' is only used to talk about people.
  • It is also used after a preposition rather than 'que'.
  • If 'quien' matches with a plural word it changes to 'quienes'.
    • Mi madre, quien es profesora, va a EspaƱa hoy
      • My mum, who is a teacher, is going to Spain today.
    • El hombre con quien hablo.
      • The man, with whom I speak.
    • Las personas quienes me conocen bien.
      • The people who know me well.

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