quem
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷem/, [kʷɛ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwem/, [kwɛm]
Pronoun
quem
- accusative masculine singular of quī
Adjective
quem
- accusative masculine singular of quī
Pronoun
quem
- accusative masculine/feminine singular of quis
References
- “quem”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Middle English
Pronoun
quem
- (Northern) Alternative form of whom (“who, whom”, accusative)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- kem (Internet slang)
- queim (eye dialect, Brazilian)
- quẽ (obsolete, abbreviation)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese quen, from Latin quem, accusative case of interrogative quis (“who?”) and relative quī (“who”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃j̃
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkẽj̃/ [ˈkẽɪ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): ['kɐ̃j̃] invalid IPA characters ('), replace ' with ˈ
- Hyphenation: quem
Pronoun
quem
- (interrogative) who; whom (which person?)
- Quem viu o novo filme?
- Who has seen the new film?
- (relative) who; whom (the person who)
- Não me lembro do nome de quem me ligou.
- I don’t remember the name of the person who called me.
- (indefinite) those who; people who; anyone who
- Synonyms: aqueles que, pessoas que, os que
- Deus ajuda quem se ajuda.
- God helps those who help themselves.
- Quem quiser sair, que o faça.
- Anyone who wants to leave, do it.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:quem.
Derived terms
- quem dera
- quem é quem
- quem quer que
- quem sabe