"It rained when I was there."

Translation: Het regende toen ik daar was.

[AneurinEE]

Why is it toen not wanneer here?

[rwithoutq]

Both words can be translated to "when" in English, but in Dutch they serve different functions. "Toen" is used to refer to past events, "wanneer" for questions.

[AneurinEE]

Great -I understand now.

[Mor_V]

Could the same sentence be written as "Toen ik daar was, regende het"? Or is it "Toen ik daar was, het regende"? I can't remember how the sub-clause affects the sentence in this case...

[xMerrie]

Yes, it could be written as "Toen ik daar was, regende het".

[Mor_V]

Thanks!

[Axzl]

Is it wrong to say "Het regende als ik daar was"?

[Binyann]

I think you need to use "toen" instead of "als" since this is a past event.