när

See also: naer, nær, nåer, and Appendix:Variations of "nar"

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse nær, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz, comparative of *nēhw. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -æːr

Adverb

när (not comparable)

1. when

   När börjar filmen?

   When does the movie begin?

2. (about time) as

   När jag skulle gå hem,...

   As I was about to go home,...

3. (in some expressions, or archaic or archaizing) Synonym of nära (“close”)

Verb

när

1. inflection of nära:
   1. present indicative
   2. imperative

References

• när in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• när in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• när in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)