quem

Latin

Pronunciation

Pronoun

quem

  1. accusative masculine singular of quī

Adjective

quem

  1. accusative masculine singular of quī

Pronoun

quem

  1. accusative masculine singular of quis

References

  • quem in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • kem (Internet slang)
  • queim (eye dialect, Brazil)
  • quẽ (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese quen, from Latin quem, accusative case of interrogative quis (“who?”) and relative quī (“who”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kẽ(j̃)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ̃j̃/
  • Hyphenation: quem

Pronoun

quem

  1. (interrogative) who; whom (which person?)
    Quem viu o novo filme?
    Who has seen the new film?
  2. (relative) who; whom (the person who)
    Não lembro o nome de quem me ligou.
    I don’t remember the name of the person who called me.
  3. (indefinite) those who; people who; anyone who
    Quem quiser sair que o faça.
    Anyone who wants to leave, do it.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:quem.

Synonyms

Derived terms

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