quando

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwan.do/

Conjunction

quando

1. when

Etymology

From Latin quandō.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkwando]

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Adverb

quando

1. when

   Quando parti? ― When will you leave?

   Da quando stai imparando il Latino? ― Since when do you learn Latin?

Conjunction

quando

1. when

   Si partirà quando sarai pronta. ― We will leave when you're ready.

   la neve arrivò quando ce l'aspettavamo ― it snowed when we expected it

   Cosa vuoi fare quando sarai grande?

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Noun

quando m (uncountable)

1. when, moment (a point or period in time)

   Synonyms: circostanza, momento, tempo, occasione, attimo

References

Etymology

From quam (“how, as”) + *dō (“then, until”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷan.doː/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwan.do/

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Adverb

quandō (not comparable)

1. (interrogative) "When?"
2. (relative) "When".

Conjunction

quandō

1. when
2. because

References

• quando in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• quando in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• quando in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• quando in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• quando in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 181

Etymology

From Latin quandō.

Adverb

quando

1. when

Alternative forms

• quãdo (obsolete, abbreviation)
• cuando (obsolete, uncommon)
• coando (obsolete, uncommon)
• quanu (eye dialect, Northeast Brazil)
• quano (eye dialect, Northeast Brazil)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese quando, from Latin quandō.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɐ̃.du/
• Hyphenation: quan‧do

Adverb

quando (not comparable)

1. (interrogative) when (used in questions about time)

   Quando (eles) chegaram?

   When did they arrive?

   Esse bolo foi feito quando?

   When was this cake made?

   • 2000, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Câmara Secreta (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), Rocco, page 217:

     Quando tiver uma dúvida, vá à biblioteca.

     When you are in doubt, go to the library.

Conjunction

quando

1. when (at such time)

   Fico feliz quando encontro um bom livro.

   I become happy when I find a good book.

2. when (whilst on the contrary)

   Gastamos nosso dinheiro quando deveríamos tê-lo economizado.

   We spent our money when we should have saved it.

Pronoun

quando

1. when (during which)

   A Idade do Bronze foi a era quando as civilizações surgiram.

   The Bronze Age was the era when the civilisations appeared.

Noun

quando m (plural quandos)

1. (chiefly poetic) when (a point or period in time)

Adverb

quando

1. Obsolete form of cuando.

Conjunction

quando

1. Obsolete form of cuando.