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

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What does då mean?

då in a sentence

  • just då
    at that time
  • redan då
    even then
  • då var jag 15 år
    I was 15 years old then
  • då är det bäst att du går
    you'd better go, then
  • Den där, då?
    What about that one?
  • då jag kom hem var dörren stängd
    when 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 då
    now and then
  • vad nu då?
    what is it now?
  • hej då
    good-bye
  • ja då
    yes, that's it
  • oj då
    I 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.

  • 49din your, yours (common gender, singular), you (vocative determiner used before a singular common gender noun)
  • 50tro believe
  • 51skulle would, should
  • 52bra good, excellent
  • 54när when, near
  • 55kom came
  • 56säga to say, to tell
  • 57oss us
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