quem eram

who were

→ quem
phrase Uncommon #17,952
who were The subject is often omitted when clear from context; in indirect questions, it can mean “who ... were.”
PO: Quem eram aquelas pessoas?
EN: Who were those people?

Quem eram esses assassinos?

Who were those killers?

— Pinóquio (2019)

Eu só soube para quem eram as cartas quando conheci seu marido.

I only found out who the letters were for when I met her husband.

— Ainda Estou Aqui (2024)

Quem eram elas?

Who were they?

— Lanternas Vermelhas (1991)

Perguntaram quem eram meus pais, onde estava meu responsável.

They asked who my parents were and where my guardian was.

Por que diabos quer saber quem eram?

Why on earth do you want to know who they were?

— Drive (2011)

Quem eram aqueles caras?

Who were those guys?

Dos três que sabem isso eu era o espião quem eram os outros dois?

Out of the three people who knew that, I was the spy. Who were the other two?

— Vítima do Passado (1996)

E quem eram seus agentes por toda Goddard.

And who were his agents all over Goddard?

Quem eram os membros dos Beatles?

Who were the members of the Beatles?

Kat me mandou anotar quem eram.

Kat told me to write down who they were.

Quem eram eles mesmo?

Who were they anyway?

Quem eram aqueles homens?

Who were those men?

— Do Coração (1998)

Então quem eram?

So who were they?

— O Clã das Adagas Voadoras (2004)

E esses outros aqui, quem eram?

And who were these other ones here?

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Quem eram?

Who were they?

— Pinóquio (2019)

Quem eram eles?

Who were they?

— Drive (2011)

Tentei descobrir de quem eram.

I tried to find out who they belonged to.

— Morangos Silvestres (1957)

Quem eram aqueles moleques?

Who were those kids?

— Akira (1988)

Vincent sabia exatamente quem eram as três mulheres.

Vincent knew exactly who the three women were.