No. 377 in Italian
chi
"Chi" means "who" or "whom" in English.
In a sentence
Chi ha parlato durante la lezione?
Who spoke during the lesson?
Here, 'chi' functions as an interrogative pronoun, meaning 'who', asking about the subject of the action.
Non so chi abbia preso il mio quaderno.
I don't know who took my notebook.
In this sentence, 'chi' is also an interrogative pronoun, used within an indirect question to refer to the person responsible.
Chi lavora sodo otterrà dei risultati.
Who works hard will achieve results.
Here, 'chi' is a relative pronoun that means 'whoever' or 'the one who', describing people in general who fulfill a condition.
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