quand

See also: quand'

Emilian

Etymology

From Latin quando.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwaŋd/

Adverb

quand (Bologna)

1. (interrogative) when?
2. (relative) when

Conjunction

quand (Bologna)

1. when

References

Lepri, Luigi; Vitali, Daniele (2002), “quand”, in Dizionario Bolognese-Italiano, Italiano-Bolognese. Dizionèri Bulgnaiṡ-Itagliàn, Itagliàn-Bulgnaiṡ, 2nd edition, Bologna: Pendragon, →ISBN

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Inherited from Latin quandō.

Conjunction

quand (ORB, broad)

1. when

References

• quand in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• quand in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

Alternative forms

• équand, et quand (Louisiana)

Etymology

From Middle French quand, from Old French quant, from Latin quandō (“when”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃/, (in liaison) /kɑ̃.t‿/

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• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /kã/

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• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): [(e)kɑ̃], [kɑ̃t]
• Homophones: Caen, camp, quant, qu'en

Adverb

quand

1. when (at what time)

   Quand est-il mort ? ― When did he die?

   Je ne sais pas quand il est mort. ― I don't know when he died.

   Quand est-ce que vous voulez partir ? ― When do you want to leave?

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: kan
• Louisiana Creole: kan
• Mauritian Creole: kan

Conjunction

quand

1. when (at the time that)

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

2. (Louisiana) whenever
   • 2010, Valdman, et al., Dictionary of Louisiana French as Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities, page 503:

     Lui mettait son pied par terre, équand il voulait que nous-autres on fait quelque chose.

     He would put his foot down whenever he wanted us to do something.

Usage notes

• When it indicates a condition as yet unfulfilled, the subordinate verb is often conjugated in the future or future perfect where in English one would use the simple present or present perfect.

Derived terms

• n'importe quand
• quand bien même
• quand même

Descendants

• Mauritian Creole: kan

See also

• lorsque
• que
• qui
• quoi

References

• “quand”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Further reading

• Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2010; →ISBN; →ISBN)

Middle French

Alternative forms

• quant

Etymology

From Old French quant.

Conjunction

quand

1. when

Adverb

quand

1. when

Descendants

• French: quand