silloin kun

Finnish

Etymology

silloin (“then, at that time”) + kun (“when”)

Conjunction

silloin kun

1. when

   Silloin, kun olin lapsi, televisiota ei vielä oltu keksitty.

   When I was a child, television had not been invented yet.

Usage notes

The term silloin kun may be used in lieu of kun (“when”) if the speaker wants to stress that he/she is referring to the temporal aspect of the conjunction kun. The word silloin does not convey additional meaning and may be omitted.

Synonyms

• kun