A1 Expression Neutral

Kada?

When?

Phrase in 30 Seconds

Kada? is the essential Lithuanian word for asking 'When?' in any situation.

  • Means: The interrogative adverb for asking about time.
  • Used in: Planning meetings, asking about events, or checking schedules.
  • Don't confuse: 'Kada' (when) with 'Ką' (what) or 'Kada' (when) with 'Kada nors' (sometime).
Clock icon + Question mark = Essential planning tool

Explanation at your level:

Kada means 'when'. You use it to ask about time. For example: 'Kada tu valgai?' (When do you eat?). It is a very useful word for beginners.
As an A2 learner, you will use 'Kada' to coordinate plans with friends. It is an interrogative adverb that helps you navigate daily life, from asking about bus schedules to meeting times for coffee.
At the B1 level, you will encounter 'Kada' in more complex structures, such as indirect questions or subordinate clauses. It remains the primary tool for temporal inquiry, but you will start using it with more varied verb tenses and moods.
In B2, 'Kada' is used to facilitate professional and social discourse. You will use it to negotiate deadlines and clarify expectations in meetings, demonstrating a command of temporal markers in both formal and informal registers.
At the C1 level, you analyze the nuances of 'Kada' in contrast with other temporal interrogatives. You understand its role in discourse markers and how it functions within the broader syntactic framework of the Lithuanian language, including its use in rhetorical questions.
C2 mastery involves understanding the diachronic development of 'Kada' and its subtle pragmatic functions. You can manipulate the word order to create specific emphasis or tone, reflecting a near-native intuition for how time is conceptualized and questioned in Lithuanian culture.

Significado

Asking about time.

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Contexto cultural

Punctuality is highly valued in professional settings.

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Listen for the stress

Always stress the second syllable.

Significado

Asking about time.

💡

Listen for the stress

Always stress the second syllable.

Ponte a prueba

Complete the question.

___ tu grįši namo?

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: Kada

Kada is the correct word for 'when'.

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Preguntas frecuentes

1 preguntas

It is neutral.

Frases relacionadas

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Kada nors

builds on

Sometime

Dónde usarla

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Meeting a friend

A: Kada susitinkame?

B: Penktą valandą.

informal

Memorize It

Mnemonic

Kada sounds like 'Cut-a'. Imagine you are cutting a clock into pieces to find out 'when' it is.

Visual Association

A calendar with a big red question mark on it.

Rhyme

Kada, kada, laikas bėga visada.

Story

Jonas is waiting for his bus. He looks at his watch and asks, 'Kada?'. The bus driver smiles and says, 'Kada nors!'. Jonas laughs.

Word Web

laikasvalandakada norskada tikkada gidabar

Desafío

Ask 3 people 'Kada?' about their plans today.

In Other Languages

Spanish high

¿Cuándo?

Spanish uses inverted question marks.

French high

Quand ?

French often uses 'est-ce que' after it.

German high

Wann?

German 'wann' is strictly for time, not condition.

Japanese moderate

いつ (Itsu)

Japanese is SOV, so 'itsu' moves differently.

Arabic high

متى (Mata)

Arabic has distinct formal/informal variants.

Chinese moderate

什么时候 (Shénme shíhòu)

It is a compound noun phrase.

Korean high

언제 (Eonje)

Korean uses particles to mark the time.

Portuguese high

Quando?

Pronunciation is more nasal.

Easily Confused

Kada? vs Ką

Sounds similar to beginners.

Ką is 'what', Kada is 'when'.

Preguntas frecuentes (1)

It is neutral.

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