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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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