quand

See also: quand'

French

Etymology

From Middle French quand, quant, from Old French quant, qant, from Latin quandō.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑ̃/, (in liaison) /kɑ̃.t‿/
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  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /kɛ̃/
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  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /(e)kɑ̃/, /kɑ̃t/
  • Homophones: Caen, camp, quant, qu'en

Conjunction

quand

  1. when
    Appelez-moi quand vous arriverez chez vousCall me when you get home

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

Adverb

quand

  1. when
    Quand est-il mort ?When did he die?
    Je ne sais pas quand est-ce qu'il est mort.
    I don't know when it was that he died.
    Quand est-ce que vous voulez partir ?
    When do you want to leave?

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. Dauzat, Albert; Jean Dubois, Henri Mitterand (1964) Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique (in French), Paris: Librairie Larousse

Further reading


Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French quant, qant.

Conjunction

quand

  1. when

Adverb

quand

  1. when

Descendants

  • French: quand
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