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que

Translation

pron.relat.
(referido a personas)
who (sujeto)
Este es el hombre que me prestó el dinero
This is the man who lent me the money
whom (objeto)
La mujer con la que me viste es mi madre
The woman whom you saw me with is my mother
El chico que viste ayer es mi hermano
The boy you saw yesterday is my brother
(referido a cosas o a animales)
which
Ese es el gato que se comió la tarta
That is the cat which ate all the cake
La falda roja que compré ayer fue muy cara
The red skirt I bought yesterday was very expensive
that
Este es el perro que me mordió
This is the dog that bit me
Este es el jarrón que compré en China
This is the vase I bought in China
(precedido de un adjetivo)
how
Me contaron lo divertida que fue la fiesta
They told me how entertaining the party was
lo que
what
No sabes lo que quieres
You don't know what you want
yo que tú
if I were you
Yo que tú, no lo haría
If I were you, I wouldn't do it
(Definition of que pron.relat. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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