cuando
Asturian
Etymology
Conjunction
cuando
Derived terms
Further reading
- “cuando (conjunction)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
- García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “cuando”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from Spanish cuándo (“when”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: cuan‧do
Adverb
cuando
- (interrogative) when
Portuguese
Adverb
cuando (not comparable)
- (uncommon) obsolete spelling of quando
Conjunction
cuando
- (uncommon) obsolete spelling of quando
Pronoun
cuando
- (uncommon) obsolete spelling of quando
Spanish
Alternative forms
- quando (obsolete)
Etymology
Inherited from Latin quandō. Compare English cue and when.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (adverb) /ˈkwando/ [ˈkwãn̪.d̪o]
- Rhymes: -ando
- IPA(key): (conjunction) /kwando/ [kwãn̪.d̪o]
- Rhymes: -ando
- Syllabification: cuan‧do[1][2]
Adverb
cuando
- when
- 2024 February 25, Peter Valdes-Dapena, “La Cybertruck de Tesla es impresionante pero también preocupante”, in CNN en Español[1], archived from the original on 17 February 2026:
- Incluso cuando estacioné una Cybertruck Tesla alquilada junto a un supercoche McLaren de color rosa intenso en el aparcamiento de un centro comercial de California, la gente del McLaren no paraba de hablar de la Cybertruck.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
Conjunction
cuando
- when
- Ven cuando estés listo.
- Come when you're ready.
Usage notes
- This same word also functions as the interrogative pronoun when?, but in such case it is written with an accent mark to distinguish it from this meaning: ¿cuándo?
Derived terms
- aun cuando
- para cuando (“by the time; for when”)
References
Further reading
- “cuando”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
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