när

See also: naer, nær, and Appendix:Variations of "nar"

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse nær, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -æːr

Adverb

när (not comparable)

  1. when
    När börjar filmen?
    When does the movie begin?
  2. (about time) as
    När jag skulle gå hem,...
    As I was about to go home,...

Verb

när

  1. present tense of nära.
  2. imperative of nära.

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse nær, comparative of ná-. Unstressed doublet of ner.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nɛ́ˑɾ], [nɛ́ɾ]

Preposition

när

  1. at, by, with, at (someone’s) place

Synonyms
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