since when

English

Pronunciation

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Adverb

since when (not comparable)

1. (colloquial, rhetorical question, sarcastic) From what time.

   Since when do I need your permission?

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     “[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps ? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic ? Does your Vehmgerichte pay such extraordinary expenses ? […]”

2. (colloquial, rhetorical question, sarcastic) (as an interrogative interjection) Used to indicate doubt as to the veracity of a statement.

   The moon is made of green cheese. Since when?

Translations

from what time

• Czech: odkdy (cs)
• Finnish: mistä lähtien
• French: depuis quand
• Georgian: როდიდან (rodidan)
• German: seit wann
• Hungarian: mióta? (hu)
• Latin: abhinc (la), inde (la), postea
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• Persian: از کی؟ (az kéy?)
• Polish: od kiedy?, od kiedy to?
• Portuguese: desde quando?
• Romanian: de când
• Russian: с каки́х э́то по́р? (s kakíx éto pór?)
• Spanish: ¿desde cuándo?
• Swedish: sedan när, sen när (eye dialect)

Used to indicate doubt as to the veracity of a statement

• Finnish: mistä lähtien
• Italian: da quando in qua
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• Persian: از کی تا حالا (az kéy tâ hâlâ)
• Swedish: sedan när, sen när (eye dialect)