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1 English

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
will	no	them	#50: when	if	there	more

[ Etymology

Middle English, from Old English hwænne.

[ Pronunciation

(UK) enPR: hwĕn, IPA: /ʍɛn/, SAMPA: /WEn/
(US) enPR: wĕn, hwĕn, IPA: /wɛn/, /ʍɛn/, SAMPA: /wEn/, /WEn/
Audio (US)^{help, file}
Rhymes: -ɛn

[ Homophones

wen (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

[ Conjunction

when

At what time.

They were told when to sleep.
At such time as.

I’m happiest when I’m working.
As soon as.

I’ll do it when I get the time.
At a time in the past,

It was raining when I came yesterday.

[ Translations

Estonian: millal et(et)
Finnish: milloin fi(fi)
German: wann de(de)
Italian: quando it(it)

Portuguese: quando pt(pt)
Russian: когда ru(ru) (kogdá)
Spanish: cuando es(es)
Swedish: när sv(sv)

at such time as

Estonian: kui et(et)
Finnish: kun fi(fi)
German: wenn de(de)
Italian: quando it(it)

Portuguese: quando pt(pt)
Russian: когда ru(ru) (kogdá)
Spanish: cuando es(es)
Swedish: när sv(sv), då sv(sv)

Estonian: kui et(et)
Finnish: kun fi(fi)
German: wenn, sobald
Italian: quando it(it)

Portuguese: quando pt(pt)
Russian: когда ru(ru) (kogdá)
Spanish: cuando es(es)
Swedish: när sv(sv), då sv(sv)

at a time in the past

Estonian: kui et(et)
Finnish: kun fi(fi)
German: als de(de)
Italian: quando it(it)

Portuguese: quando pt(pt)
Russian: когда ru(ru) (kogdá)
Spanish: cuando es(es)
Swedish: när sv(sv)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

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Albanian: please add this translation if you can
Arabic: متى (máta)

Egyptian: إمتى (ʔimta)
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Basque: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: кога (kogá)
Chinese: please add this translation if you can
Croatian: kad hr(hr), kada hr(hr)
Czech: kdy (1), když (2,4), až (3)
Danish: når (1,2,3), hvornår (1), da (4)
Dutch: wanneer nl(nl)
Esperanto: kiam eo(eo)
French: quand (1,2), lorsque (2), dès que (3)
Georgian: როცა (rotsa)
Greek: πότε el(el) (pote) (1), όταν el(el) (otan) (2,3,4), τη στιγμή που (ti stigmi pou) (3)
Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
Hindi: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: mikor (1, 2), amikor (2, 3), amint (3)
Ido: kande, kand
Indonesian: kapan, saat, jika
Irish: (2, 3, 4) nuair

Japanese: 何時 (いつ, itsu), 時 (とき, toki)
Kannada: please add this translation if you can
Khmer: ពេលណា (bpēil nā)
Korean: 언제 (eonje)
Kurdish: kengî ku(ku), که‌ی
Malagasy: rehefa (future)
Maltese: please add this translation if you can
Maori: please add this translation if you can
Nepali: please add this translation if you can
Old English: þā (1,2,3)
Oriya: please add this translation if you can
Persian: please add this translation if you can
Polish: kiedy pl(pl)
Romanian: când (1,2,3), atunci când (2,3)
Tamil: please add this translation if you can
Thai: เมื่อ (mêua)
Urdu: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can
Welsh: pan cy(cy)
Yiddish: אַז (az)

[ Adverb

when (not comparable)

Positive
when

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

At what time.

When will they arrive? (direct question)

Do you know when they'll arrive? (indirect question)

[ Usage notes

used interrogatively, in either a direct or indirect question

[ Translations

Armenian: երբ (yerb)
Bulgarian: кога bg(bg) (kogá)
Chinese: 甚麼時候, 什么时候 (shénme shíhòu)
Czech: kdy cs(cs)
Danish: hvornår
Dutch: wanneer nl(nl)
Esperanto: kiam eo(eo)
Finnish: milloin fi(fi), koska fi(fi)
French: quand fr(fr)
German: wann de(de)
Hungarian: mikor hu(hu)
Indonesian: kapan id(id)
Irish: cathain ga(ga)
Japanese: 何時 (いつ, itsu)
Kurdish:

Kurmancî: kengî

Soranî: که‌ی

Latin: quando la(la)
Malagasy: ovìana (past), rahoviana (future)
Persian: کی (key)
Polish: kiedy pl(pl)
Portuguese: quando pt(pt)
Romanian: când ro(ro)
Russian: когда ru(ru) (kogdá)
Sindhi: ڪڏهن
Spanish: cuando es(es)
Swedish: när sv(sv)
Telugu: ఎప్పుడు (eppuDu)
Xhosa: xa

[ Pronoun

when

(interrogative) What time; which time

Since when do I need your permission?

[ Translations

what time; which time

Bulgarian: кога (kogá)
Czech: kdy cs(cs)
Danish: hvornår
Dutch: wanneer nl(nl)
Esperanto: kiam eo(eo)
Finnish: mistä fi(fi)
French: quand fr(fr)
German: wann de(de)
Hungarian: mikor hu(hu)

Indonesian: kapan id(id)
Japanese: 何時 (いつ, itsu)
Polish: kiedy pl(pl)
Portuguese: quando pt(pt)
Romanian: când ro(ro)
Russian: когда ru(ru) (kogdá)
Spanish: cuando es(es)
Swedish: när sv(sv)

[ Noun

Singular
when

Plural
uncountable

when (uncountable)

The time.

A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.

[ Translations

Bulgarian: когата (kogáta)
Czech: kdy cs(cs)
Danish: hvornår
Esperanto: kiam eo(eo)
Finnish: milloin fi(fi)
French: quand fr(fr) m.
German: Wann de(de) n.
Hungarian: mikor hu(hu)

Indonesian: kapan id(id)
Japanese: 何時 (いつ, itsu)
Polish: kiedy pl(pl)
Portuguese: quando pt(pt)
Romanian: atunci când
Spanish: el cuando
Vietnamese: khi nào vi(vi)

[ See also

since when

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