When (en. When)

/wɛn/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adverb

Used to ask or indicate a specific moment.

When are you coming to see me?

Quand viendras-tu me voir ?

Employed to evoke a condition of time.

You can go out when you have finished your homework.

Tu peux sortir quand tu auras fini tes devoirs.

Indicates a moment when an action takes place.

I was getting ready to leave when I received a message.

Je m'apprêtais à partir quand j'ai reçu un message.

From Old English 'hwænne'.

When is it?

Asks for the moment of an event.

Quand est-ce ?

When I grow up

Expresses a wish or a future plan.

Quand je serai grand

Tell me when

Asks for a temporary notification.

Dites-moi quand

moment

A specific point in time.

moment

time

The dimension in which events occur.

temps

instant

A very short span of time.

instant

Still

It was raining, but I went anyway.

Il pleuvait, mais j'y suis allé quand même.

At some point

At some point, I decided to change my life.

À un moment donné, j'ai décidé de changer ma vie.