# wann

wann is a German adverb meaning “when”.

## In other languages

- Русский: когда
- Українська: коли

## Adverb

1. _interrogative · standard_ when
   - Wann kommt er? — When will he arrive?
2. _colloquial · indefinite_ sometime
   - Das sollten wir mal wann besprechen, wenn alle da sind. — We should discuss this sometime that everybody’s present.

## Conjunction

1. _archaic · dialectal_ when; if

## Examples

- Wann fährt der Zug nach Boston ab? — What time does the train leave for Boston?
- Hat Tom dir gesagt, wann er kommt? — Did Tom tell you when he's coming?
- Wann hat er ihm den Stift gegeben? — When did he give him the pen?
- Wann gibst du mir mein Buch zurück? — When will you give me my book back?
- Wann hast du das letzte Mal gebadet? — When was the last time you had a bath?

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