når
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Danish nār, which may derive from Proto-Germanic *nēhwōz, an alternative form of Danish nær (“nearer”), from Old Norse nær, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz. In Swedish, the conjunction has the form när.
Alternatively, it is an abbreviation of the interrogative adverb hvornår. In earlier Danish når was used as an interrogative adverb as well.
Conjunction edit
når
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
når
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adverb edit
når
- when (at what time)
- Når kommer du?
- When will you arrive?
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse nær, hvé nær, through når som.
Conjunction edit
når
- when, whenever, every time (of regular occurrences)
- Jeg ble alltid glad når jeg møtte Erik på gaten.
- I was always happy when I met Erik on the street.
- Når jeg er i Oslo, besøker jeg ofte Vikingskipmuseet.
- When in Oslo, I often visit the Viking Ship Museum.
- when (at a specific time in the future)
- Når det slutter å regne, går vi ut.
- When it stops raining, we’ll go outside.
Usage notes edit
når is used either to refer to regular occurrences or to a specific time in the future. To refer to a specific time in the past, da is used. når and da are often confused in informal speech, and in some spoken dialects their use may be the opposite of the norm for written Norwegian.
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
når
References edit
- “når” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
når
- when (at what time)
- Når kjem du heim frå jobb?
- When will you be back from work?
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse nær, hvé nær, through når som.
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
når
- when, whenever, every time (of regular occurrences)
- Når det regnar, blir eg våt.
- When it rains I get wet.
Usage notes edit
See Norwegian Bokmål.
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
når
References edit
- “når” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Verb edit
når
- present indicative of nå