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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.

Beispielsätze

When do you leave here? 
    Wann wirst du hier abreisen?
A truth can only take effect when the recipient is ripe for it. 
    Eine Wahrheit kann erst wirken, wenn der Empfänger für sie reif ist.
He would sometimes study late at night when young. 
    Als er jung war, hat er ab und zu bis spät in die Nacht gelernt.
We'll see you when you get home. 
    Wir sehen uns dann, wenn du zu Hause bist.
I was glad when I woke up and realised that it had all been just a bad dream. 
    Ich war froh, als ich erwachte und feststellte, dass alles nur ein böser Traum gewesen war.



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