wanneer

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch wanneer, from Middle Dutch wanneer, wan eer, from Old Dutch *wan ēr.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

wanneer

1. (referring to the present and future) when

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wanneer, wan eer, from Old Dutch *wan ēr. The former part is found as Middle Dutch wan, from Old Dutch *wan, from Proto-West Germanic *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan. The latter part is identical with modern eer (“before”). Cognate with Low German wannehr, Luxembourgish wéini, obsolete German wannehe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑˈneːr/
  • (Netherlands) IPA^(key): [ʋɑˈnɪːr], [ʋɑˈnɪər]
  • (Belgium) IPA^(key): [βɑˈneːr]

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• Hyphenation: wan‧neer

Adverb

wanneer

1. when

   Wanneer komt de trein?

   When does the train arrive?

   • 2020 August 11, “Help, mijn patiënt is zwakbegaafd”, in Akwa GGZ‎^[1]:

     Wat kun je als professional doen wanneer je weet of een vermoeden hebt dat je patiënt zwakbegaafd of licht verstandelijk beperkt is?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• Afrikaans: wanneer
• Berbice Creole Dutch: wanere
• Jersey Dutch: wāner
• Negerhollands: waneer, wanneer
• Skepi Creole Dutch: wander

Conjunction

wanneer

1. when

   Wanneer ik dat doe, gebeurt er dit.

   When I do that, this happens.

2. whenever

   Wanneer hij mij ziet, loopt ie weg.

   Whenever he sees me, he runs away.