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when meaning in Swedish

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when (as soon as, at the time that)
conjunction
[UK: wen]
[US: hwen]

subjunktion

närsubjunktion

when (at what time, as a direct question)
adverb
[UK: wen]
[US: hwen]

näradverb

when (what time; which time)
pronoun
[UK: wen]
[US: hwen]

närpronomen

when Hell freezes over (never)
adverb
[UK: wen hel ˈfriː.zɪz ˈəʊv.ə(r)]
[US: hwen ˈhel ˈfriː.zəz ˈoʊv.r̩]

när helvetet fryser till isadverb

when in Rome, do as the Romans do (behave as those around do)
phrase
[UK: wen ɪn rəʊm duː əz ðə ˈrəʊ.mənz duː]
[US: hwen ɪn roʊm ˈduː ˈæz ðə ˈroʊ.mənz ˈduː]

ta seden dit man kommerphrase

when pigs fly (never, expressed by an idiom)
adverb
[UK: wen pɪɡz flaɪ]
[US: hwen ˈpɪɡz ˈflaɪ]

när grisar flygeradverb

when push comes to shove (when the pressure is on)
phrase

när det kommer till kritanphrase

when the cat's away (People take advantage of the absence of authority)
phrase

dansar råttorna på bordetphrase

när katten är bortaphrase

when the cat's away the mice will play (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances)
phrase
[UK: wen ðə ˈkæts ə.ˈweɪ ðə maɪs wɪl ˈpleɪ]
[US: hwen ðə ˈkæts ə.ˈweɪ ðə ˈmaɪs wɪl ˈpleɪ]

dansar råttorna på bordetphrase

när katten är bortaphrase

whence (conjunction)
conjunction
[UK: wens]
[US: hwens]

varförsubjunktion

whence (from where; from which place or source)
adverb
[UK: wens]
[US: hwens]

vadanadverb

var i frånadverb

varifrånadverb

whence conjunction
[UK: wens]
[US: hwens]

vadansubjunktion

var avsubjunktion

var i frånsubjunktion

varavsubjunktion

varifrånsubjunktion

whenever (at any time that)
conjunction
[UK: wen.ˈev.ə(r)]
[US: hwen.ˈev.r̩]

när som helstsubjunktion

närhelstsubjunktionYou can come and see me whenever it's convenient for you. = Du kan komma och se mig närhelst det passar dig.

närsomsubjunktion

whenever (every time that)
conjunction
[UK: wen.ˈev.ə(r)]
[US: hwen.ˈev.r̩]

jämt närsubjunktion

varje gångsubjunktion

kick someone when they are down (make things worse for someone)
verb

sparka på någon som liggerverb

since when (from what time)
adverb
[UK: sɪns wen]
[US: ˈsɪns hwen]

sedan näradverb

sen näradverb

time flies when you're having fun (time seems to pass more quickly when enjoying oneself)
phrase

tiden går fort när man har roligtphrase