con quién
/kon kjen/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'with who' translates to Spanish as con quién.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, the preposition con (with) must precede the interrogative quién (who) to form the question 'with whom'. If you are referring to multiple people, you can use the plural form con quiénes.
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often mistakenly place the preposition after the pronoun, like 'quién con'. However, in Spanish, the preposition must come before the interrogative.
Did you know?
- The preposition con is used to form unique 'combined' pronouns like conmigo for 'with me' and contigo for 'with you', rather than saying con mí or con tí.
- The word con is a cognate of the English word 'company', which comes from the Latin 'com' meaning 'with'.
- In Spanish, the word quién always takes a written accent mark when used in a question or exclamation, but it is written as quien without the accent in relative clauses.
Examples in context
- Hasta que no hagan las paces con quiénes ustedes son, nunca estarán contentos con lo que poseen.Until you make peace with who you are, you'll never be content with what you have.This sentence illustrates how to use con quién.Tatoeba #1222332 by marcelostockle, translation #2277 by Zifre
- ¿Con quién debo reunirme para discutir el proyecto?With whom should I meet to discuss the project?
- ¿Con quién irá el presidente a la conferencia?With whom will the president go to the conference?
- ¿Con quién saliste anoche?Who did you go out with last night?
- Voy al cine con Marta. ¿Con quién vas?I'm going to the movies with Marta. Who are you going with?
- ¿Con quién vas a la fiesta?With who are you going to the party?
- No sé con quién hablar.I don't know with who to talk.
Example conversation
Elena sees Alejandro on the phone.
- Elena¿Con quién hablas, Alejandro?Who are you talking with, Alejandro?
- AlejandroHablo con mi madre.I am talking with my mother.
- Elena¿Y qué te dijo?And what did she tell you?
- AlejandroMe dijo que vendrá mañana.She told me she will come tomorrow.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
