Relative pronouns en español - que vs qien

Question

Hello everyone, When doing some ejercícios españoles with relative pronouns I learned that the basic pronoun is que both for people and things. However, there is also a pronoun quien and quiennes that refer strictly to people. I get that. My question is whether these prononus can be used completely interchangeably if the context is adequate? Por ejemplo: La chica con la que Paco sale es pilota. y La chica con la quien Paco sale es pilota. Are they completely the same and correct? Muchas gracias por todos los explicaciones. Joan

Answer 1

La chica con la que Paco sale es pilota. y La chica con la quien Paco sale es pilota.

No problem there since both are used after a prepositon, but they are not completely interchangeable in the situation where they immediately follow a noun.

La chica que.. is correct.

La chica quien.... is incorrect.

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gracias, the handout is very informative and clear. That explains a lot. - joans, Feb 5, 2012

Answer 2

Si, es correcto. Y Se eso quien es utiladado con personas y cosas. Ha ¿Hago errors en mi oracíon?

Gracias. Eso parece tan facil pero creo que no es verdad. - joans, Feb 2, 2012

De nada:) y k - Shatoyia, Feb 3, 2012

Answer 3

I haven't fully mastered this topic either, so I will just give you a link to an article that may be useful for you to read.

Gracias. The article is quite plain English, it's really helpful. - joans, Feb 2, 2012