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When do we use "de quien" vs "quien". To me i translate "de quien" as "of whom" and "quien" as "who". I understand using "de quien" for questions of possession, but is there any other time to use it?

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updated Dec 12, 2011
posted by Cal_ifornia
Could also be "from whom". - Yeser007, Dec 12, 2011
In English de quien can also be "whose". Spanish has no word for whose. Whose books are those? De quiénes son ésos? - 0074b507, Dec 12, 2011

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No , De quien always is possession . Quien is always a pronoun .

updated Dec 12, 2011
posted by xicotillo