Spanish - English Dictionary
/ke/
Que is one of the most common words in Spanish, functioning as a conjunction, preposition, pronoun, and particle with several overlapping English translations including that, which, who, than, and because.
| # | Type | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conjunction | que connecting a noun clause | that |
| 2 | preposition | que Introduces a comparison | than |
| 3 | pronoun | que which | that |
| 4 | pronoun | que who (relative pronoun) | who |
| 5 | pronoun | que (relative) who, whom, what | which |
| 6 | interjection | que expressing doubt or confusion | huh |
| 7 | pronoun | que nonstandard relative pronoun | what |
| 8 | verb | que subjunctive | may |
| 9 | particle | que particle used with infinitives | to |
| 10 | conjunction | que | that |
| 11 | conjunction | que | than |
| 12 | conjunction | que | indicates reason; because, for |
| 13 | conjunction | que | used to form sentences with an optative meaning; may |
| 14 | conjunction | que | indicates emphasis or repetitive answer |
| 15 | pronoun | que | who; that |
| 16 | pronoun | que | that; whom; which |
Creo que tienes razón.
I think that you are right.
La casa que ves es muy antigua.
The house that you see is very old.
Ella es más inteligente que su hermano.
She is more intelligent than her brother.
Que introduces noun clauses after verbs of thinking, saying, and feeling (creo que...). As a relative pronoun, it refers to people or things without gender distinction. Do not confuse que (conjunction/pronoun) with qué (with accent), which is the interrogative or exclamatory form.
Source of translations: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences and usage notes were prepared with AI assistance.