när

när as a conjunction

när in a sentence

• När kommer tåget?
  When is the train due?
• jag är inte färdig på långt när
  I am far from being ready
• från när och fjärran
  from far and near
• hotellet var fullbelagt så när som på ett rum
  the hotel was full except for one room
• nu känner jag mig något så när
  I am feeling so-so (not too bad) now
• När börjar filmen?
  When does the movie begin?
• När jag skulle gå hem, ...
  As I was about to go home, ...
• när jag kom hem var dörren låst
  when I came home the door was locked
• du får ingen bulle när du är så dum
  you won't get a bun when you are as silly as that (because you are so silly)

Expressions

• hon kan komma när som helst
  she can come at any moment
• han är bra när det gäller ("ifråga om") matlagning
  he is good at ("when it comes to") cooking
• när allt kommer omkring
  all things considered
• när det kommer till kritan
  when it comes to it (to the crunch)

Questions

Where the course teaches it

• Bli (to become) and Swedish emotion words
  Complete Swedish – Season 2
• Swedish vocabulary around the house
  Complete Swedish – Season 2
• Swedish words medan (while) and sedan (since)
  Complete Swedish – Season 2
• The Swedish verb tro (to believe)
  Complete Swedish – Season 2
• Listening versus hearing in Swedish
  Complete Swedish – Season 2
• Swedish vocabulary for family, cafe and restaurant
  Complete Swedish – Season 2

Origin

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

Nearby common words

när is number 54 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 50tro believe
• 51skulle would, should
• 52bra good, excellent
• 53då then, at that time, then
• 55kom came
• 56säga to say, to tell
• 57oss us
• 58man man, person