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cand
when /ˈkɨnd/
adverb#342 most common
Also: whenever, the time when
Example sentences
Când vii acasă?
When are you coming home?
Nu știu când începe filmul.
I don't know when the movie starts.
Îmi amintesc bine când te-am cunoscut.
I remember well when I met you.
Când eram copil, locuiam la țară.
When I was a child, I lived in the countryside.
Nu se știe niciodată când va ploua în această regiune.
You never know when it will rain in this region.
Până când vei înțelege că greșeala nu a fost întâmplătoare, vei repeta aceleași erori.
Until you understand that the mistake was not accidental, you will repeat the same errors.
Word family
cândvasometime, somedayoricândanytime, whenever
de cândsince when, how long
până cânduntil when, how long
Etymology
Când comes from Latin quando, which meant both "when" and "since." Romanian kept the word almost unchanged, only dropping the final vowel and turning the qu- into a hard c- sound, as happened across the Latin-based vocabulary of Romanian. The word has stayed a basic, everyday adverb for over a thousand years.
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