cuándo
adverbBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “cuándo” mean in English?
when
Example sentences
¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
When is your birthday?
¿Cuándo vienes?
When are you coming?
Te llamo cuando llegue.
I'll call you when I arrive.
How to use it
¿Cuándo? means 'when?'. Used to ask about time. The accented form appears only in questions; unaccented cuando ('when') introduces clauses.
Common mistake
Always write the accent on cuándo in direct questions. Without it, the meaning shifts from 'when?' to a relative clause word.
Topics
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 24.