en cuanto

== Spanish == === Etymology === Compare Portuguese enquanto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /en ˈkwanto/ [ẽŋ ˈkwãn̪.t̪o] Syllabification: en cuan‧to === Adverb === en cuanto (with subjunctive) as soon as (immediately after) Synonyms: apenas, ni bien, tan pronto como ==== Usage notes ==== When referring to future events, en cuanto is followed by the present or imperfect subjunctive. When referring to past events, en cuanto is followed by the preterite. In literary or old-fashioned Spanish, it can be used with the pretérito anterior like in the following example from 1830 (Los bandos de Castilla by Ramón López Soler) ==== Derived terms ==== === Prepositional phrase === en cuanto as, while Synonym: mientras as (in the role of) === See also === en cuanto a === Further reading === “en cuanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025