silloin kun
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]silloin (“then, at that time”) + kun (“when”)
Conjunction
[edit]- when
- Silloin, kun olin lapsi, televisiota ei vielä oltu keksitty.
- When I was a child, television had not been invented yet.
Usage notes
[edit]The term silloin kun may be used in lieu of kun (“when”) if the speaker wants to stress that he/she is referring to the temporal aspect of the conjunction kun. The word silloin does not convey additional meaning and may be omitted.