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când
when /ˈkɨnd/
adverb#47 most common
Also: whenever (in some fixed phrases), as (in narrative clauses)
Example sentences
Când vii acasă?
When are you coming home?
Nu știu când începe filmul.
I don't know when the movie starts.
Când eram mic, mergeam des la bunici.
When I was little, I often went to my grandparents' house.
Vino când ai timp, nu e nicio grabă.
Come when you have time, there's no rush.
Până când nu rezolvăm problema, nu putem avansa.
Until we solve the problem, we can't move forward.
Când va veni vremea, vom ști cu toții ce trebuie făcut, indiferent de îndoielile de acum.
When the time comes, we will all know what needs to be done, regardless of today's doubts.
Word family
oricândwhenever, anytimecândvaat some point, once
de cândsince when, how long (asking duration)
până cânduntil (introducing a time limit)
Etymology
Când descends directly from the Latin quando, meaning when, used both as a question word and as a link between clauses. The word passed into Romanian largely intact in meaning, while its sound changed: the Latin qu- became a plain c-, and the vowel shifted to the central â sound typical of Romanian. Unlike many everyday Romanian words, it owes nothing to Slavic contact and stayed firmly Latin.
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