quand
See also: quand'
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French quand, quant, from Old French quant, qant, from Latin quandō.[1]
Pronunciation
Conjunction
quand
- 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
When 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
- (Louisiana, Cajun French) équand
Derived terms
References
- Dauzat, Albert with Jean Dubois, Henri Mitterand (1964) Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique (in French), Paris: Librairie Larousse
Further reading
- “quand”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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