Englisch > Deutsch | |
when | |
1. Adverb: | |
2. [1] wann | |
[1] When will they arrive? | |
Wann werden sie ankommen? | |
3. Konjunktion: | |
4. [1] Subjunktion, temporal: als, wenn | |
5. [2] (regional: – | |
[1] when he arrived, she opened the door. | |
Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. | |
Englisch > Englisch | |
when | |
1. adv. (interrogative) Used to introduce questions about time. | |
When will they arrive? | |
2. adv. Used to introduce indirect questions about time. | |
Do you know when they arrived? | |
Do you know when they will arrive? | |
Do you know when they arrive? | |
3. adv. At an earlier and less prosperous time. | |
He's mister high and mighty now, but I remember him when. | |
4. adv. (indirect question) Used to refer to doubts about time. | |
5. adv. (relative) At which, on which, during which. Often omitted or replaced with that. | |
That was the day when the Twin Towers fell. | |
6. conj. At what time. | |
They were told when to sleep. | |
He doesn't know when to stop talking. | |
7. conj. At such time as. | |
I’m happiest when I’m working. | |
It was raining when I came yesterday. | |
The show will begin when I get there. | |
The game is over when the referee says it is. | |
Be careful when crossing the street. | |
Pay attention when spoken to. | |
When (you are) angry, count to ten before speaking or acting. | |
That time when the dog stole the turkey from the table. | |
8. conj. Since; given the fact that. | |
I don't see the point of putting up Christmas decorations when I am the only person who is going to see them. | |
9. pron. (interrogative) What time; which time. | |
Since when do I need your permission? | |
10. subst. The time at which something happens. | |
A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how. | |
11. interj. That's enough, a command to stop adding something, especially an ingredient of food or drink. | |