þegar

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þegar, cognate with Old Swedish þaghar, Old Gutnish þegar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɛːɣar/
• Rhymes: -ɛːɣar

Adverb

þegar

1. already, at once

Conjunction

þegar

1. when

   Ég tala aldrei þegar ég er að dreyma.

   I never talk when I'm dreaming.

   Ég hata þegar ég sé gulan bíl en hef engan til að kýla.

   I hate when I see a yellow car but have no one to punch.

Usage notes

This word is only used in statements. In questions, hvenær is used.

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• þagar

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic [Term?]

Conjunction

þegar

1. immediately, at once

   Synonym: seðr

2. without any distance in between
3. recently

Conjunction

þegar

1. when, as soon as
2. if, in which case
3. since

Descendants

• Icelandic: þegar
• Faroese: higar, hegar
• Old Swedish: þaghar, þæghar
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dega
• Old Danish: thægher, thagher, thær
  • Danish: der (now archaic)