när

när

See also: naer, nær, and Appendix:Variations of "nar"

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse nær, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz.

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -æːr

Adverb

när (not comparable)

1. when

   När börjar filmen?

   When does the movie begin?

2. (about time) as

   När jag skulle gå hem,...

   As I was about to go home,...

Verb

när

1. present tense of nära.
2. imperative of nära.

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse nær, comparative of ná-. Unstressed doublet of ner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛ́ˑɾ], [nɛ́ɾ]

Preposition

när

1. at, by, with, at (someone’s) place

Synonyms

• näst