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when

/ʍɛn/ /wɛn/

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noun

Zeitpunkt, Zeitpunkt

The time at which something happens.

Examples :

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

Ein guter Artikel behandelt das Wer, Was, Wann, Wo, Warum und Wie.

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adverb

Wann

(interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.

Examples :

"Do you know when they arrived?"

Weißt du, wann sie angekommen sind?

time language grammar essential

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adverb

Damals, früher

At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.

Examples :

"When I was a student, studying was much harder because the library was always noisy. "

Damals, als ich Student war, war das Lernen viel schwieriger, weil die Bibliothek immer laut war.

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adverb

Wann, als, wobei

(relative) At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.

Examples :

"That was the day when the Twin Towers fell."

Das war der Tag, als die Twin Towers fielen.

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pronoun

Wann

(interrogative) What time; which time.

Examples :

"Since when do I need your permission?"

Seit wann brauche ich deine Erlaubnis?

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pronoun

Wann, als

Examples :

"I recall when they were called the Greys."

Ich erinnere mich, als sie die Greys genannt wurden.

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conjunction

Wenn, als

At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.

Examples :

"A player wins when [as soon as, or at any time that, if] she has four cards of the same suit."

Ein Spieler gewinnt, wenn sie vier Karten der gleichen Farbe hat.

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conjunction

Wenn, als

During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.

Examples :

"Be careful when crossing the street."

Seien Sie vorsichtig, wenn Sie die Straße überqueren.

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conjunction

Wann, als

At what time; at which time.

Examples :

"I am here till Friday, when [i.e. at which time] I leave for Senegal."

Ich bin bis Freitag hier, wenn ich nach Senegal abreise.

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conjunction

Da, weil, angesichts der Tatsache, dass

Since; given the fact that; considering that.

Examples :

"When you finish your homework, you can play outside. "

Wenn du deine Hausaufgaben erledigt hast, kannst du draußen spielen.

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conjunction

Während, obwohl

Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that.

Examples :

"He keeps changing things when the existing system works perfectly well."

Er ändert ständig Dinge, obwohl das bestehende System einwandfrei funktioniert.

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interjection

Genug, halt

That's enough, a command to stop adding something, especially an ingredient of food or drink.

Examples :

""When! Stop adding sugar to the tea, it's already sweet enough." "

Genug! Hör auf, Zucker in den Tee zu geben, er ist schon süß genug.

food drink language exclamation essential

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interjection

Na, nun

Expressing impatience. (Compare what.)

Examples :

"When, I'm ready to leave for school! "

Na, ich bin bereit, zur Schule zu gehen!

attitude language communication essential