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Wanneer? - Dutch 'When?'

Wanneer? click to hear When? ‑>>

other translations of 'When' - below
Wanneer kom je terug? click to hear When are you coming back? Wanneer is 't klaar? click to hear 2 3 When will it be ready? Als je 't nu niet doet, wanneer dan wel? click to hear 2 [If you don't do it now, when are you?] - If not now, when? Wanneer anders? click to hear 2 3 At what other time? ~If not now/then, when? Weet je al wanneer 't gaat gebeuren? click to hear 2 3 Do you already know when it's going to happen? ‑>>

 Past, Present and Future 
 Then and Now 
 Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 
 The Day 
 The Clock, Telling Time 
 The Days of the Week 
 Months and Seasons 
 Years 
 Before and After 
 From ... To 
 Chance, Opportunity 

het verleden
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the past 		het heden
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the present 		de toekomst
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the future 		Past,
Present
and Future
in het verleden click to hear 2 3 in the past in 'n ver verleden click to hear 'in a [far] distant past' verleden jaar click to hear 'last year'
Geef ons heden ons dagelijks brood click to hear 2 'Give us this day our daily bread' ‑>> Alsof er geen toekomst is click to hear 2 3 As if there is no [future] tomorrow de verre toekomst en de nabije toekomst click to hear 'the [far] distant future and the near future'

vroeger click to hear
1. in the past
2. earlier, sooner
‑>> 		later click to hear
later, afterwards
in the future
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vroeger of later click to hear ['earlier or later'] 'sooner or later' Net als vroeger click to hear 2 3 Just like before, just as in the past Vroeger was alles beter click to hear 'Everything was better in the past' Dan moet je vroeger opstaan click to hear 2 3 [Then] For that you'll have to get up earlier (be more alert and active) later dat jaar click to hear 2 later that year in een later stadium click to hear 2 at a later stage Iets waar ik pas later aan dacht click to hear 2 Something I only thought of later, afterwards - an afterthought Wat wil je later worden? click to hear What do you want to be when you grow up?

nog niet click to hear 2 3 / nog geen click to hear not yet ‑>>
zo click to hear in a moment, soon ‑>>
straks click to hear 2 in a little while, later
Ik ben bang dat het nog niet klaar is click to hear I'm afraid it's not ready yet Ik heb nog geen rollator click to hear [I have no walker yet] I still don't have a walker Tot zo! click to hear 2 3 ['Till in a moment'] - See you soon! Ik ben zo klaar click to hear I'll be ready (done) in a moment tot straks click to hear 2 See you later (in a little while) Straks is 't te laat click to hear 2 3 4 [Later] In a while it'll be too late (act now!)

onmiddelijk click to hear  - meteen click to hear 2  - direct click to hear
immediately, right away   ‑>>
Hou er onmiddelijk mee op! click to hear 2 3 '[Now] Stop that right away!' Ga meteen je huiswerk maken click to hear 'Go start with your homework right away' Ga direct naar huis click to hear 2 'Go home straight away'

toen
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then
(past) 		nu click to hear
nou click to hear 2
now 		dan
click to hear
then
(future) 		toen ‑>>
nu, nou ‑>>
dan ‑>>
Toen was ik op reis click to hear 2 3 I was traveling then, at the time I was traveling ik was toen 52 (tweeënvijftig) kilo click to hear I was 52 kilos then, I was 52 kilos at the time ... en toen ben ik naar Amerika gegaan click to hear ... and then I went to the U.S. nu of nooit click to hear 2 now or never! Wat ik nu pas begrijp ... click to hear 2 What I only now understand ... Nu ik niet meer rij(d) ... click to hear 2 Now that I don't drive anymore, now that I stopped driving ... Nou ik toch hier ben ... click to hear 2 Now that I'm here anyway ... Neem de tweede weg links en dan de derde weg rechts click to hear Take the 2nd road to the left and then the 3rd to the right Dat zien we dan wel weer click to hear 2 3 We'll see about that [then] when the time comes

toen click to hear when: past conditions ‑>>
See also: 'Als' click to hear 'if' and 'when' conditional ‑>>
Toen de zon onderging ... click to hear 2 3 When the sun went down ... Toen ik de sterren zag begreep ik ... click to hear 2 3 When I saw the stars I understood ... Toen het licht groen werd reden we weg click to hear 2 When the light turned green we drove off M'n vader was tweeëndertig toen de oorlog begon click to hear My Dad was 32 when the war started

'Wanneer'  is occasionally used instead of 'als' click to hear meaning 'when, at the time that' or 'when, in case that' - but it is a bit formal and old-fashioned ‑>>
Wanneer de pillen niet meer helpen click to hear 2 3 When the pills don't work anymore

eergisteren
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the day before
yesterday		 gisteren
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yesterday		 vandaag
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today		 morgen
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tomorrow		 overmorgen
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the day after
tomorrow
Eergisteren schopte ik in Waddinxveen veel te hard click to hear The day before yesterday in Waddinxveen I kicked (the ball) way too hard (soccer) Heeft 't gisteren geregend? click to hear Did it rain yesterday? Ik was gisteren bij de tandarts click to hear Yesterday I was at the dentist's vandaag of morgen click to hear 2 [today or tomorrow] soon Ik ben vandaag niet buiten geweest click to hear I've not been outside today Vandaag moet ik een boom omzagen in Heelsum click to hear 2 3 Today I have to cut down a tree in Heelsum Tot morgen! click to hear See you tomorrow
Morgen wil ik gaan hardlopen click to hear 2 Tomorrow I want to go running Ik ga morgen naar de kapper click to hear Tomorrow I'll [go to the barber] get a haircut Ik ga overmorgen een schuur bouwen in Barneveld click to hear The day after tomorrow I'm going to build a large shed in Barneveld more examples

(de) dag click to hear 2 day
(de) zons-
opgang
click to hear
sunup
[sunup] 		[12 O'Clock (Noon)]
twaalf uur
's middags
click to hear		 (de) zons-
ondergang
click to hear 2
sundown
[sundown]
(de) nacht
click to hear 		(de) morgen
click to hear 2 		| (de) middag
click to hear
| (de) avond
click to hear
's nachts
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at night		 's morgens
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in the morning		 | 's middags
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in the afternoon
| 's avonds
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in the evening

So [(de)] morgen click to hear 2 can mean both 'tomorrow' and 'morning' - and '(good) morning!'

gistermorgen click to hear 2 yesterday morning
gistermiddag click to hear 2 yesterday afternoon
gisteravond click to hear 2 yesterday evening/night
vanmorgen click to hear this morning
vanmiddag click to hear this afternoon
vanavond click to hear 2 this evening, tonight
vannacht click to hear tonight / last night  ‑>>
morgenochtend (!) click to hear 2 3 tomorrow morning
morgenmiddag click to hear 2 3 tomorrow afternoon
morgenavond click to hear 2 tomorrow evening/night

(de) klok click to hear clock
Hoe laat is het? click to hear What is the time?
klok kijken click to hear 2 to tell time
[a clock, 3:00]
Drie uur
click to hear 		[a clock, 2:30]
Half drie
click to hear 		[a clock, 3:30]
Half vier
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[a clock, 2:45]
Kwart voor drie
click to hear 		[a clock, 6:15]
Kwart over zes
click to hear 		[a clock, 2:20]
Tien voor half drie
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Twintig over twee
click to hear
[a clock, 2:55]
Vijf voor drie
click to hear 		[a clock, 3:05]
Vijf over drie
click to hear 		[a clock, 11:58]
Twee voor twaalf
click to hear
[2:30 on a digital clock]
twee uur dertig click to hear (2:30)

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één
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twee
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drie
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vier
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vijf
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zes
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7
zeven
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acht
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negen
click to hear		 10
tien
click to hear		 11
elf
click to hear		 12
twaalf
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om acht uur click to hear at eight o'clock voor acht uur click to hear before eight na acht uur click to hear after eight om acht uur precies click to hear at eight sharp Om ongeveer vier uur click to hear At about 4 (o'clock) Ik ga meestal om half elf naar bed click to hear 2 I usually go to bed at 10:30 Morgen om deze tijd is 't allemaal voorbij click to hear 2 3 Tomorrow at this [time] hour it's all over, past more examples

De dagen van de week click to hear The Days of the Week ‑>>
maandag
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Monday 		dinsdag
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Tuesday 		woensdag
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Wednesday 		donderdag
click to hear
Thursday 		vrijdag
click to hear
Friday
(de) doordeweekse dag click to hear 2 weekday
(de) werkdag click to hear workday
(het) weekend (English) click to hear 2 zaterdag
click to hear
Saturday 		zondag
click to hear
Sunday
in 't weekend click to hear 2 in the weekend op zondag gesloten click to hear 2 Closed on Sundays Alleen op zondag click to hear 2 3 Only on Sundays 's Woensdags eten we vaak linzen click to hear 2 3 On Wednesdays we often [eat] have lentils Vrijdags eten we vaak vis click to hear 2 3 4 On Fridays we often [eat] have fish We gaan donderdag op vakantie click to hear 2 3 We'll [go on] leave for vacation on Thursday afgelopen woensdag click to hear 2 last Wednesday aanstaande vrijdag click to hear 2 3 this coming Friday Special Days and Holidays

vorige week
click to hear 2 3 4
last week		 deze week
click to hear 2
this week		 volgende week
click to hear 2
next week		 ‑>>
vorige week dinsdag click to hear 2 last week Tuesday volgende week maandag click to hear 2 next week Monday Vorige week hebben we ... gezien click to hear Last week we've seen ... (a movie) Volgende week gaat 't regenen click to hear Next week it's going to rain Die week moet ik werken click to hear That week I'll have to work

De maanden van het jaar click to hear The Months of the Year ‑>>

De vier jaargetijden click to hear 2 3 The 4 Seasons

januari click to hear
februari click to hear
maart click to hear 		(de) winter
click to hear
Winter 		april click to hear
mei click to hear
juni click to hear 		(de) lente
click to hear
Spring
juli click to hear
augustus click to hear 2
september click to hear 		(de) zomer
click to hear
Summer		 oktober click to hear
november click to hear
december click to hear 		(de) herfst
click to hear
Fall, Autumn

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dertien
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veertien
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vijftien
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zestien
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zeventien
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achttien
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19
negentien
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twintig
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éénentwintig
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tweeëntwintig
click to hear		 23
drieëntwintig
click to hear
24
vierentwintig
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vijfentwintig
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zesentwintig
click to hear		 27
zevenentwintig
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28
achtentwintig
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negenentwintig
click to hear		 30
dertig
click to hear		 31
éénendertig
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1 april 1572 click to hear April 1st, 1572
Hij is op 2 maart jarig click to hear 2 3 4
Hij is 2 maart jarig click to hear 2 His birthday is March 2nd - I have a slight preference for the line with  'op' but it's not wrong to leave it out In augustus 1914 click to hear 2 In august 1914

vorig jaar
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last year		 dit jaar
click to hear 2
this year		 volgend jaar
click to hear 2
next year		 previous and next
years
New Year's Eve
Vorig jaar zijn we in Duitsland op vakantie geweest click to hear Last year we were on vacation in Germany. Volgend jaar gaan we naar Engeland click to hear Next year we'll go to England. Dit jaar gaan we naar Frankrijk click to hear This year we'll go to France.

1902 negentientwee click to hear 2 3
192 honderdtweeënnegentig click to hear 2
1967 negentienzevenenzestig click to hear
2012 tweeduizendtwaalf click to hear
more years

De Tachtigjarige Oorlog begon in vijftienachtenzestig click to hear The 80-Years War started in 1568 Nederland werd een koninkrijk in achttiendertien click to hear Holland became a kingdom in 1813

voor click to hear
before		 tijdens click to hear 2
during		 na click to hear
after		 ‑>>
De donkere dagen voor Kerstmis click to hear 2 The dark days before Christmas De stilte voor de storm click to hear The quiet before the storm (literally and figuratively) tijdens de oorlog click to hear during the war Na regen komt zonneschijn click to hear 2 3 4 After rain the sun will come out ('bad things won't last') 't Nederland van na de oorlog click to hear (The The Netherlands of after the war) postwar Holland

terwijl click to hear 2 while
tijdens click to hear 2 during
ondertussen click to hear 2 3 in the meantine, meanwhile
inmiddels click to hear 2 by now, since then
sinds click to hear 2 since, for, ever since (from starting point)
‑>>
Nero speelde viool terwijl Rome in brand stond click to hear 2 Nero played the violin while Rome was burning Snij(d) de tomaten terwijl je de champignons bakt click to hear Cut up the tomatoes while you're sautéing the mushrooms tijdens z'n leven click to hear 2 during his life, in his lifetime We hadden goed opgelet tijdens de les click to hear 2 We had paid close attention during the lesson Er is ondertussen veel veranderd click to hear 2 3 Much has changed in the meantime Er zijn inmiddels drie kinderen click to hear 2 By now there are three children Er is sinds die tijd veel veranderd click to hear 2 3 Much has changed since (that time) then Sinds hij bij Philips werkt ... click to hear (Ever since he started working at ...) Now that he works at Philips ...

van click to hear 2
'from' - starting at ...		 vanaf click to hear 2 3
from ..., starting ...		 tot click to hear
until, till, to		 ‑>>
van ... tot click to hear from ... to
tot en met click to hear up to and including, 'through'
van negen tot vijf click to hear from 9 to 5 vanaf morgen ... click to hear 2 3 from tomorrow ..., starting tomorrow ... maandag tot en met zaterdag click to hear Monday through Saturday Tot morgen! click to hear 2 See you tomorrow!

eerder click to hear
before (a certain point in time) - beforehand, 'earlier' ‑>> 		achteraf click to hear
afterwards, after something happened, later ‑>>
Dat had ik veel eerder moeten doen click to hear 2 I should have done that [much earlier] long ago Ik heb 't nooit eerder gemerkt click to hear 2 3 I never noticed it before Achteraf begrijp ik ... click to hear 2 3 Afterwards (now) I understand ...

geleden click to hear
'ago'
‑>>		 over click to hear 2
'in' - amount of
time until
‑>>
lang geleden click to hear 2 long ago drie dagen geleden click to hear 2 three days ago over een paar jaar click to hear 2 3 in a [couple of] few years Ik ben over een uur weer thuis click to hear 2 3 4 I'll be back home in an hour

(de) kans click to hear chance, possibility, occurrence // opportunity
(de) gelegenheid click to hear 2 opportunity, ~chance
‑>>
een mooie gelegenheid click to hear 2 a [beautiful] good, fitting opportunity een reële kans click to hear 2 3 a real chance, a good chance, it could really happen Grijp je kans! click to hear 2 3 'Grab your chance!' Make use of the opportunity 't Komt slecht uit click to hear
= 't Komt niet goed uit click to hear 2 It's not a good time (or day) - it doesn't suit me ‑>>

More Dutch 'Time'
Lesson 6 - mobile
How Often? - How Long?
Talking about Time
Large Dutch Time 'Thesaurus'

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