quand
See also: quand'
Franco-Provençal
editEtymology
editConjunction
editquand (ORB, broad)
References
editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French quand, from Old French quant, from Latin quandō.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /kɑ̃/, (in liaison) /kɑ̃.t‿/
Audio: (file)
- (Quebec) IPA(key): /kã/
- (Louisiana) IPA(key): /(e)kɑ̃/, /kɑ̃t/
- Homophones: Caen, camp, quant, qu’en
Conjunction
editquand
- when
- Appelez-moi quand vous arriverez chez vous. ― Call me when you get home.
- Quand est-il mort ? ― When did he die?
- Je ne sais pas quand il est mort. ― I don't know when he died.
- Quand est-ce que vous voulez partir ? ― When do you want to leave?
Usage notes
editWhen it indicates a condition as yet unfulfilled, the subordinate verb is often conjugated in the future or future perfect where in English one would use the simple present or present perfect.
Synonyms
edit- (Louisiana, Cajun French) équand
Derived terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- “quand”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French quant.
Conjunction
editquand
Adverb
editquand
Descendants
edit- French: quand
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