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when in Arabic

مَتَى matā

/ˈwɛn/

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when in Arabic: مَتَى (matā), إمتى (ʔemta), متى (meta, mita), امتى (imta). In English, when means at what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.

Arabic words for when

at what time, as a direct question
مَتَى matā, إمتى ʔemta, متى meta, mita, امتى imta, فوقتاش fwaqtāš, fūqtāš, فوقاش fawqāš, fūqāš
at what time, as an indirect question
عِنْدَمَا ʕindamā
as soon as, at the time that
حِينَمَا ḥīnamā
during the time that
عِنْدَمَا ʕindamā, لَمَّا lammā, حِينَ ḥīna, إِذ ʔiḏ
at what time; at which time
مَتَى matā

English meaning of when

  1. adverb At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
  2. adverb Used after a noun or noun phrase in isolation to express impatience with an anticipated future event.
  3. adverb At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances.
  4. adverb At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.

Full definition of when

when in a sentence

  • When will they arrive?
  • Do you know when they arrived?
  • I don't know when they arrived.

Synonyms of when

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when in other languages

Questions about when in Arabic

What is the meaning of when in Arabic?
When in Arabic is مَتَى (matā), إمتى (ʔemta), متى (meta, mita), امتى (imta).
ما معنى كلمة when؟
When: مَتَى (matā), إمتى (ʔemta), متى (meta, mita), امتى (imta).
What does when mean in English?
When means at what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.

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