quand

quand

See also: quand'

French

Etymology

From Middle French quand, quant, from Old French quant, qant, from Latin quandō.[1]

Pronunciation

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

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• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /kɛ̃/

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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

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

Adverb

quand

1. when

   Quand est-il mort ? ― When did he die?

   Je ne sais pas quand est-ce qu'il est mort.

   I don't know when it was that he died.

   Quand est-ce que vous voulez partir ?

   When do you want to leave?

Derived terms

• n'importe quand
• quand même
• quand bien même

See also

• lorsque
• que
• qui
• quoi

References

1. Dauzat, Albert; Jean Dubois, Henri Mitterand (1964) Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique (in French), Paris: Librairie Larousse

Further reading

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

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Middle French

Alternative forms

• quant

Etymology

From Old French quant, qant.

Conjunction

quand

1. when

Adverb

quand

1. when

Descendants

• French: quand