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"Who" is a form of "who", a pronoun which is often translated as "quién". "Whose" is a pronoun which is often translated as "de quién". Learn more about the difference between "whose" and "who" below.
whose(
huz
)
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
pronoun
a. de quién
Whose are these DVDs?¿De quién son estos DVDs?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. de quién
I don't know whose car it is.No sé de quién es el coche.
b. cuyo
That's the girl whose boyfriend was sent to jail.Esa es la chica cuyo novio fue enviado a la cárcel.
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who(
hu
)
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
pronoun
a. quién
Hello? Who is calling?¿Hola? ¿Quién llama?
I don't know who he is, but he looks a lot like my brother.No sé quién es, pero se parece mucho a mi hermano.
a. quien
My father, who is 60 years old, won a tennis tournament.Mi padre, quien tiene 60 años, ganó un torneo de tenis.
b. que
My friend is the one who has a date tonight.Mi amigo es el que tiene una cita esta noche.
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