No. 221 in French
quand
The French word "quand" means "when" in English.
In a sentence
Quand arrives-tu à la maison ?
When are you arriving at home?
'Quand' is used as an interrogative adverb to ask 'When?'
Je me réjouis quand je vois mes amis.
I feel happy when I see my friends.
'Quand' is used as a subordinating conjunction to mean 'when' or 'whenever' in a temporal context.
Il était là quand je suis arrivée.
He was there when I arrived.
'Quand' indicates a specific time in the past when an event occurred.
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