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Relative pronoun clarification

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Busco a alguien que ...

Busco a alguien quien ...

Are they both correct, or is quien wrong here?

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updated Mar 29, 2011
posted by someone09
que can mean both who and that - 0074b507, Mar 28, 2011

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Short answer: Quien is wrong in this case.

Short answer with arbitrary grammar rule attached: Quien is wrong in this case. Quien or quienes are not used as the relative pronoun in restrictive clauses unless they follow a preposition.

updated Mar 29, 2011
posted by Vikingo
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quien vs que

Where they got the answer from. quien vs que

updated Mar 28, 2011
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
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More info on relative pronouns: link

updated Mar 29, 2011
posted by lorenzo9