is qui (The One Who)

The One Who, What

Level 4

Use is, ea or id before qui, quae or quod, or leave the first word out.

How It Works

LatinEnglish
is qui adestthe one who is here
ea quae videsthe things that you see
quod videowhat I see
qui quaeritwhoever seeks

Each word has its own case. Eum qui adest video means I see the one who is here. Eum is accusative because he is the object of video. Qui is nominative because he is the subject of adest.

Without the first word, qui means whoever and quod means what. A proverb or a saying often has no first word at all.

The first word agrees with the person or thing in gender and number. Ii qui means those who, and ea quae means those things which.

Examples (5)

  1. Is qui adest, frater meus est.

    The one who is here is my brother.

    Is is the subject of est, and qui is the subject of adest.

  2. Ea quae vides, pulchra sunt.

    The things that you see are beautiful.

    Ea quae is neuter plural, like pulchra.

  3. Quod video, credo.

    What I see, I believe.

    Quod has no first word. It means what.

  4. Qui quaerit, invenit.

    Whoever seeks, finds.

    From Matthew 7:8. Qui means whoever.

  5. Qui credit in me, etiam si mortuus fuerit, vivet.

    Whoever believes in me, even if he dies, shall live.

    From John 11:25. Qui means whoever.

Common Mistakes

  • Taking the case of the first word for the relative.

    Video eum quem adest.
    Video eum qui adest.

    Qui is the subject of adest, so it is nominative. Quem would be the object of its own clause.

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Is qui is the pronoun plus the relative.

Words in This Pattern

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