Questions & Answers about Wann sehen wir uns wieder?
Why does the translation use the future tense ("will we see") if sehen is in the present tense?
In German, it is very common to use the present tense to talk about the future, as long as the context makes it clear. Because the question starts with Wann (When), it is already obvious that we are talking about a future meeting.
Doesn't uns mean "us"? Why is it translated as "each other"?
uns does mean "us", but German also uses it as a reciprocal pronoun meaning "each other". So wir sehen uns literally translates to "we see us", which is how Germans naturally say "we see each other".
Why is wieder at the very end of the sentence?
This is because the verb here is actually wiedersehen (to see again). It is a "separable verb." In a normal sentence or question, the main part of the verb (sehen) takes the second position, and the prefix (wieder) gets kicked to the very end.
Why does the verb sehen come before the subject wir?
In German "W-questions" (questions starting with a question word), the question word like Wann (When) comes first, and the verb must come in the second position. The subject (wir) then follows right after the verb.
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