when
At that time that; at the time that; ifAt (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.
» Close the door when you leave.
Schließ beim Hinausgehen die Türe.
Schließe beim Hinausgehen die Tür!
Закрой дверь, когда будешь уходить.
Уходя, закройте дверь.
Уходя, закрой дверь.
Закройте дверь, когда будете уходить.
Зачини двері, коли будеш іти.
Зачиніть двері, коли будете йти.
Meaning
5 sensesAt (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.
Pavlov's dogs salivate when [i.e. at any and every time that] they hear a bell.
When [i.e. at any and every time that] he speaks to her, he is always polite.
During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.
They dream when [i.e. during the time that] they sleep.
I'm happiest when [during the time that, or at any time that] I’m working.
wenn, sobald, wenn
когда́kogdá, когда́kogdá
коли́kolý, коли́kolý
At what time; at which time.
I am here till Friday, when [i.e. at which time] I leave for Senegal.
I was just walking down the street, when [i.e. at which time] all of a sudden it started to rain.
wenn, als
когда́kogdá, в то вре́мя какv to vrémja kak
коли́kolý
Since; given the fact that; considering that.
I don't see the point of putting up Christmas decorations when I am the only person who is going to see them.
Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that.
You're picking at your scabs when you should be letting them heal.
He keeps changing things when the existing system works perfectly well.
Examples
29975 sentencesClose the door when you leave.
Зачини двері, коли будеш іти. — deniko
ruЗакрой дверь, когда будешь уходить. — marafon
deSchließ beim Hinausgehen die Türe. — MUIRIEL
Let's leave when you are ready.
Давай підемо, коли ти будеш готовий. — deniko
ruДавай пойдём, когда ты будешь готов. — odexed
deWir gehen, wenn sie bereit sind. — kroko
Let's do it when he comes.
Зробимо це, коли він прийде. — deniko
ruДавай сделаем это, когда он придет. — Lenin_1917
They married when they were young.
Вони одружилися ще коли були молодими. — deniko
ruОни поженились, когда были молодыми. — svetla
deSie haben geheiratet, als sie noch jung waren. — xtofu80
I'll leave when she comes back.
Я піду, коли вона повернеться. — deniko
ruЯ уйду, когда она вернётся. — marafon
deIch werde gehen, wenn sie wiederkommt. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English when(ne), whan(ne), from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West GermanicFrom Middle English when(ne), whan(ne), from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannē, from Proto-West Germanic *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís (interrogative base).
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