när
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse nær, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz, comparative of *nēhw. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
när (not comparable)
- when
- När börjar filmen?
- When does the movie begin?
- (about time) as
- När jag skulle gå hem,...
- As I was about to go home,...
- (in some expressions, or archaic or archaizing) Synonym of nära (“close”)
Verb edit
när
- inflection of nära: