quien lo

who … him/it

→ quien
phrase Common #9,559
who … him/it The surrounding verb determines whether “lo” means “him,” “it,” or formal “you.” “Quien” may appear as “quienes” when referring to more than one person.
SP: Quien lo encuentre, que me avise.
EN: Whoever finds it, let me know.

Quien lo diseñó conocía muy bien la madera.

Whoever designed it knew wood very well.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Hubiera sido yo quien lo hubiera matado.

I would have been the one to kill him.

— Vuelven (2017)

Hasta el chucho en la calle desconfía de quien lo echó.

Even the stray dog on the street distrusts the person who threw it out.

— Devdas (2002)

Quiero saber cómo se llama quien lo contrató.

I want to know the name of the person who hired him.

Mientras haya quien lo guarde y quien lo venda.

As long as there is someone to keep it and someone to sell it.

— Un profeta (2009)

Tom no tenía quien lo ayudara.

Tom had no one to help him.

El trabajo está disponible para quien lo solicite ahora.

The job is available to anyone who applies now.

Yo era quien lo molestaba.

I was the one who bothered him.

— Il postino (1994)

Soy quien lo rescató.

I'm the one who rescued him.

¿Escuchaste que el puesto de gerente está disponible para quien lo quiera tomar?

Did you hear that the manager position is open to anyone who wants to take it?

Depende de quien lo tome.

It depends on who takes it.

Sólo intento ayudar a quien lo necesita.

I'm just trying to help those who need it.

— El sonido de la muerte (2026)