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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

wann.

when

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adv/van/

  1. when

    interrogative · standard
    Wann kommt er?
    Ich weiß nicht, wann er kommt.

  2. sometime

    colloquial · indefinite
    Das sollten wir mal wann besprechen, wenn alle da sind.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wanne, Old High German wanne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannā, *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan. Cognate with English when.

conj/van/

  1. when; if

    archaic · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wanne, Old High German wanne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannā, *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan. Cognate with English when.

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