Watwanneer

Watwanneer is not a recognized term in standard Dutch. It appears to be a neologism formed by concatenating the Dutch question words wat (what) and wanneer (when). As a result, it has no official definition or entry in major dictionaries. The form is most often encountered in informal writing, language-learning materials, or as a label in linguistic discussions about how Dutch handles content and temporal questions.

Etymology and status: The word combines wat and wanneer, two different interrogatives. There is no established meaning beyond the idea of combining the two question scopes. It is not used in formal prose or academic Dutch, and its appearance is typically limited to illustrative or playful contexts rather than standard usage.

Usage and interpretation: In practical terms, native speakers would normally keep the words separate and ask questions like Wat gebeurt er? and Wanneer gebeurt het? Or Wat gebeurt er en wanneer? The hypothetical term watwanneer may be used in teaching to illustrate how question words relate or in exercises about sentence structure. It is also possible that watwanneer appears as a project name, database tag, or meme, rather than as a lexical item with a stable meaning.

Related concepts: The individual question words wat and wanneer, their use in forming question phrases, and more generally, Dutch interrogatives and their positions in sentences.