quand

See also: quand'

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French quand, quant, from Old French quant, qant, from Latin quandō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃/, (in liaison) /kɑ̃.t‿/

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• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /kã/

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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 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

• n’importe quand
• quand même
• quand bien même

See also

• lorsque
• que
• qui
• quoi

Further reading

• “quand”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Alternative forms

• quant

Etymology

From Old French quant, qant.

Conjunction

quand

1. when

Adverb

quand

1. when

Descendants

• French: quand