quand

See also: quand'

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑ̃/
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(Louisiana) IPA^(key): /(e)kɑ̃/, /kɑ̃t/
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Homophones: Caen, quant

Conjunction

quand

when

Appelez-moi quand vous arriverez chez vous ― Call me when you get home

Adverb

quand

when

Quand est-il mort? ― When did he die?

See also

References

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

Further reading

“quand” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Alternative forms

quant

Etymology

From Old French quant, qant.

Conjunction

quand

when

Adverb

quand

when

Descendants

French: quand

Novial

Adverb

quand

(interrogative) when

Related terms

kand

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