når

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See also: naar and Appendix:Variations of "nar"

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Danish nār, which may derive from Proto-Germanic *nēhwōz, an alternative form of Danish nær (“nearer”), from Old Norse nær, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz. In Swedish, the conjunction has the form när.

Alternatively, it is an abbreviation of the interrogative adverb hvornår. In earlier Danish når was used as an interrogative adverb as well.

Conjunction

når

  1. when

Etymology 2

Verb

når

  1. present of nå

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hvé nær.

Adverb

når

  1. when (at what time)
    Når kommer du?
    When will you arrive?

Etymology 2

From Old Norse nær, hvé nær, through når som.

Conjunction

når

  1. when, whenever, every time (of regular occurrences)
    Jeg ble alltid glad når jeg møtte Erik på gaten.
    I was always happy when I met Erik on the street.
    Når jeg er i Oslo, besøker jeg ofte Vikingskipmuseet.
    When in Oslo, I often visit the Viking Ship Museum.
  2. when (at a specific time in the future)
    Når det slutter å regne, går vi ut.
    When it stops raining, we’ll go outside.
Usage notes

når is used either to refer to regular occurrences or to a specific time in the future. To refer to a specific time in the past, da is used. når and da are often confused in informal speech, and in some spoken dialects their use may be the opposite of the norm for written Norwegian.

Etymology 3

Verb

når

  1. present of nå

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hvé nær.

Pronunciation

Adverb

når

  1. when (at what time)
    Når kjem du heim frå jobb?
    When will you be back from work?

Etymology 2

From Old Norse nær, hvé nær, through når som.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

når

  1. when, whenever, every time (of regular occurrences)
    Når det regnar, blir eg våt.
    When it rains I get wet.
Usage notes

See Norwegian Bokmål.

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

når

  1. present of nå

References

Swedish

Verb

når

  1. present indicative of nå

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