Qui (en. Who)

/ki/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

pronoun

Used to ask a question about a person.

Who is there?

Qui est là ?

Used to link two sentences when talking about someone.

It is the person who won the prize.

C'est la personne qui a gagné le prix.

Used in a subordinate clause.

I know someone who loves chocolate.

Je connais quelqu'un qui aime le chocolat.

Origin of the old French 'qui', itself derived from the Latin 'qui', meaning 'who'.

Who lives will see.

Time must be given time.

Qui vivra verra.

He who risks nothing has nothing.

One must take risks to gain something.

Qui ne tente rien n'a rien.

There is someone who.

We are talking about a specific person.

Il y a quelqu'un qui.

that

Relative pronoun representing a thing or a person.

que

what

Interrogative pronoun that asks for details.

quoi

whoever

Used to refer to an indeterminate person.

qui que ce soit

Used to informally designate someone.

This guy, who, he really has style.

Ce mec, qui, il a vraiment du style.

To express doubt about someone's identity.

I don't know who that is.

Je ne sais pas qui c'est celui-là.