Swedish adverb · conjunction· top 100 most common
då
then, at that time, then/doː/
då as an adverb
Meaning
then, at that time; then
In Swedish: den gången, vid det tillfället
då as a conjunction
Meaning
when
In Swedish: när, sedan
Practise då
1 / 1What does då mean?
då in a sentence
- just dåat that time
- redan dåeven then
- då var jag 15 årI was 15 years old then
- då är det bäst att du gåryou'd better go, then
- Den där, då?What about that one?
- då jag kom hem var dörren stängdwhen I came home, the door was closed
- Vi sov då branden började.We were sleeping when the fire started.
- Då inget tvivel tycks råda om hans skuld, beslutar jag härmed...Since there seem to be no doubts about his guilt, I hereby decide...
Expressions
- då och dånow and then
- vad nu då?what is it now?
- hej dågood-bye
- ja dåyes, that's it
- oj dåI say!
Questions
What does då mean in English?
då means “then, at that time, then”.
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Old Swedish þā, from Old Norse þá, from Proto-Germanic *þan (“then”).
Nearby common words
då is number 53 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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