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No. 112 in Spanish

quienes

"Quienes" means "who" or "those who" in English, used as a plural relative pronoun.

In a sentence

  • Quienes estudian a diario obtienen mejores resultados.

    Those who study daily achieve better results.

    Relative pronoun to refer to people who perform the action described.

  • No entiendo quienes han tomado esta decisión.

    I don't understand who has made this decision.

    Referring to an unknown group of people.

  • Ellos son quienes lograron finalizar el proyecto a tiempo.

    They are the ones who managed to finish the project on time.

    Identifying specific people in a given context.

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