qui

Who

Level 1

Qui asks who.

How It Works

Qui asks about a person. With es it asks who someone is: Qui es aquel òme? (Who is that man?) When qui is the subject of an action, the verb is in the he or she form: Qui va al mercat? (Who is going to the market?)

Keep qui and qué apart. Qui asks about a person, and qué about a thing or an action: Qui es? (Who is it?), Qu'es? (What is it?).

Some Languedocien writers use qual for "who": Qual es? This course teaches qui, which is also common in print.

Examples (4)

Qui es aquel òme?
Who is that man?
Qui asks who the person is.
Qui parla amb Maria?
Who is speaking with Maria?
Qui is the subject of parla.
Qui va al mercat?
Who is going to the market?
The verb is va, the he or she form.
Qui es la femna aicí?
Who is the woman here?
Qui goes with es.

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Qui follows the same pattern as qué, so qué comes first.

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Know qué, because qui follows the same pattern, with the question word first and the verb right after: Qui parla amb Maria?
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