How do you use "when" in a sentence?

When does the train leave? I was reading when the phone rang. When I was young, we lived in the countryside.

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Q: What does "when" mean?

At what time; at the time that; considering that 'When' functions as an interrogative adverb asking about time ('when did you arrive?'), as a conjunction introducing time clauses ('call me when you get home'), and occasionally meaning 'although' or 'considering that' ('why walk when you can drive?'). It is essential for discussing timing and sequences of events.

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Significado: At what time; at the time that; considering that

什么时候，当...时

cuándo, cuando

いつ、〜する時

언제, ~할 때

'When' functions as an interrogative adverb asking about time ('when did you arrive?'), as a conjunction introducing time clauses ('call me when you get home'), and occasionally meaning 'although' or 'considering that' ('why walk when you can drive?'). It is essential for discussing timing and sequences of events.

「when」作为询问时间的疑问副词（「when did you arrive?」）、引导时间从句的连词（「call me when you get home」），偶尔表示「虽然」或「既然」（「why walk when you can drive?」）。它对于讨论时间和事件顺序非常重要。

«When» funciona como adverbio interrogativo preguntando sobre el tiempo («when did you arrive?»), como conjunción introduciendo cláusulas temporales («call me when you get home»), y ocasionalmente significando «aunque» o «considerando que» («why walk when you can drive?»). Es esencial para discutir el tiempo y secuencias de eventos.

「when」は時間を尋ねる疑問副詞（「when did you arrive?」）として、時間節を導入する接続詞（「call me when you get home」）として機能し、時には「〜なのに」や「〜だから」（「why walk when you can drive?」）を意味します。時間やイベントの順序を議論するために不可欠です。

'when'은 시간을 묻는 의문부사('언제 도착했나요?'), 시간절을 이끄는 접속사('집에 도착하면 전화해'), 그리고 때로는 '~인데도'나 '~인 점을 감안하면'의 의미('운전할 수 있는데 왜 걸어가?')로 사용됩니다. 시간과 사건의 순서를 논의하는 데 필수적인 단어입니다.

Ejemplos

When does the train leave?
火车几点出发？
¿Cuándo sale el tren?
電車は何時に出ますか？
기차는 몇 시에 출발하나요?
I was reading when the phone rang.
电话响的时候我正在看书。
Estaba leyendo cuando sonó el teléfono.
電話が鳴ったとき、本を読んでいました。
전화벨이 울렸을 때 책을 읽고 있었습니다.
When I was young, we lived in the countryside.
我小时候，我们住在乡下。
Cuando era joven, vivíamos en el campo.
子供の頃、私たちは田舎に住んでいました。
어렸을 때, 우리는 시골에 살았습니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old English 'hwenne' or 'hwanne', from Proto-Germanic *hwannē, meaning 'at what time'. Related to 'who' and 'what' — all from the same Proto-Indo-European interrogative root *kʷo-.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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