then

See also: Then

then - English

Alternative forms

den (AAVE, Bermuda)

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA: /ðɛn/
(General Australian) IPA: /ðen/

Adverb

then (not comparable)

(temporal location) At that time.
- He was happy then.
(temporal location) Soon afterward.
- He fixed it, then left.
- Turn left, then right, then right again, then keep going until you reach the service station.
(sequence) Next in order of place.
- There are three green ones, then a blue one.
In addition; also; besides.
(conjunctive) In that case.
- If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key.
- Is it 12 o'clock already? Then it's time for me to leave.
- You don't like potatoes? What do you want me to cook, then?
(sequence) At the same time; on the other hand.
- That’s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.
(UK, dialect, affirmation) Used to contradict an assertion.

Synonyms

(at that time): at the time, back in the day
(soon afterward): and then, and so, subsequently, so
(next in order): and then, followed by; see also then
(in that case): accordingly, as a result; see also therefore
(at the same time): concurrently, therewhile; see also simultaneously
(contradiction):

Translations

Albanian: atëherë (sq)
Arabic: آنَذَاكَ‎ (ʔānaḏāka), حِينَئِذٍ‎ (ḥīnaʔiḏin)
Aromanian: atumtsea, atuntsi
Assamese: তেতিয়া (tetia)
Belarusian: тады́ (tadý)
Bengali: তখন (bn) (tokhon)
Bulgarian: тога́ва (bg) (togáva)
Catalan: llavors (ca)
Chinese:
- Mandarin: 當時／当时 (zh) (dāngshí), 那時／那时 (zh) (nà shí)
Czech: tehdy (cs)
Dalmatian: diatremun
Dutch: toen (nl)
Early Assamese: তেবে (tebe), তেতিক্ষণে (tetikṣoṇe)
Esperanto: tiam (eo)
Evenki: тэли (təli)
Finnish: silloin (fi)
French: alors (fr), à cette époque-là (fr)
Galician: entón, daquela
Georgian: მაშინ (ka) (mašin)
German: dann (de), damals (de)
Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌽 (þan)
Greek: τότε (el) (tóte)
- Ancient: τότε (tóte), ἄρα (ára)
- Doric: τόκα (tóka)
Guaraní: upérõ
Hebrew: אָז‎ (he) (az)
Hindi: तब (hi) (tab)
Hungarian: akkor (hu)
Icelandic: þá (is)
Ido: lore (io)
Indonesian: saat itu
Irish: ansin
Istro-Romanian: datunče
Italian: allora (it)
Japanese: その時 (そのとき, sono toki), その時点 (そのじてん, sono jiten)
Kamta: সেলা (xela)
Khmer: ពេល នោះ (peilnŭəh), កាល នោះ (kaalnŭəh)
Korean: 그때 (ko) (geuttae), 그 때 (geu ttae)
Kurdish:
- Northern Kurdish: hingê (ku), wê demê, wî çaxî, wî wextî, wê gavê
Latgalian: tod, tūlaik
Latin: tum (la), deinde (la), tunc (la)
Latvian: tad (lv)
Lithuanian: tada
Macedonian: тогаш (togaš)
Malay: pada masa yang sama
Middle Assamese: তেবে (tebe)
Nanai: тэли
Navajo: índa, íídą́ą́ʼ
Neapolitan: tanno
Norwegian: da (no), den gang
Old English: þā
Old Norse: þá
Persian: پس‎ (fa) (pas)
Plautdietsch: donn (nds)
Polish: wówczas (pl), wtedy (pl)
Portuguese: então (pt), naquele tempo, naquela época
Romanian: atunci (ro)
Russian: тогда́ (ru) (togdá)
Scots: than
Scottish Gaelic: matà
Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: о̏нда̄, та̀да̄
- Roman: ȍndā (sh), tàdā (sh)
Slovak: vtedy
Slovene: takrat (sl), tedaj
Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: pótom, pón
Spanish: entonces (es), en aquel entonces
Swedish: då (sv)
Sylheti: ꠢꠦꠛꠟꠣ (hebla), ꠢꠡꠝꠄ (hośomoe)
Telugu: అప్పుడు (te) (appuḍu)
Thai: ตอนนั้น (dtɔɔn-nán)
Turkish: bir zamanlar (tr), o zaman (tr), eskiden (tr)
Ukrainian: тоді́ (todí)
Urdu: تب‎ (tab)
Vietnamese: khi ấy, khi đó, lúc đó, lúc ấy, hồi đó
Walloon: adon (wa), a ç' moumint la
Welsh: bryd hynny
Zazaki: dıma (diq), bahdo (diq), wexto

Albanian: pastaj (sq)
Arabic: ثُمَّ‎ (ar) (ṯumma)
- Moroccan Arabic: من بعد‎ (men baʕd)
Armenian: հետո (hy) (heto)
Azerbaijani: sonra (az)
Belarusian: заты́м (zatým)
Bulgarian: после (bg) (posle)
Catalan: després (ca), llavors (ca)
Chinese:
- Mandarin: 接著／接着 (zh) (jiēzhe)
Czech: pak (cs), potom (cs)
Dutch: toen (nl) (past tense), dan (nl) (present and future tenses)
Esperanto: tiam (eo)
Finnish: sitten (fi)
French: puis (fr), ensuite (fr)
Georgian: მერე (mere), კვლავ (ḳvlav)
German: dann (de), danach (de), anschließend (de)
Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌷 (biþēh)
Greek:
- Ancient: εἶτα (eîta), ἔπειτε (épeite)
Guaraní: upéi
Hebrew: אחר כך‎ (akhar-kakh)
Hindi: फिर (hi) (phir)
Hungarian: aztán (hu), azután (hu), majd (hu), utána (hu)
Ido: lore (io)
Indonesian: lalu (id)
Irish: i ndiadh sin
Istriot: puoi
Italian: poi (it), quindi (it)
Japanese: それから (sorekara), その後 (sono ato), その後 (sono go), そして (ja) (soshite)
Khmer: រួចមក (ruəc mɔɔk), បន្ទាប់មក (bɑntoap mɔɔk), ក្រោយមក (kraoy mɔɔk)
Korean: 나중에 (najung'e), 이후 (ko) (ihu)
Kumyk: сонг (soñ), сонгра (soñra)
Kurdish:
- Northern Kurdish: paşî (ku), dûre (ku), piştre (ku), dûvre (ku), peyre
Latin: deinde (la), exinde (la)
Lombard: pö, pœu
Luxembourgish: dunn (lb)
Macedonian: потоа (potoa)
Malay: tidak lama kemudian
Maltese: mbagħad
Maori: kātahi
Mbyá Guaraní: ha'e gui, ha'e vy
Norwegian: så (no), deretter (no), siden (no)
Old English: þā
Old Norse: þá
Pashto: بيا‎ (ps) (byâ)
Persian: سپس‎ (fa) (sepas), بعد‎ (fa) (ba'd)
Plautdietsch: dan
Polish: (a) następnie (pl), (a) potem (pl)
Portuguese: então (pt), depois (pt), em seguida
Romanian: apoi (ro)
Romansch: alura
Russian: зате́м (ru) (zatém), пото́м (ru) (potóm), по́сле (ru) (pósle) (colloquial)
Scots: syne
Scottish Gaelic: an dèidh sin, an dèidh làimhe
Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: затим, потом (sh), после (Ekavian), послије (Ijekavian), након тога
- Roman: zatim (sh), potom (sh), posle (sh) (Ekavian), poslije (sh) (Ijkavian), nakon toga
Sicilian: poi
Slovak: potom
Slovene: potém (sl)
Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: pótom, pón
Spanish: luego (es)
Swahili: kisha
Swedish: därpå (sv), sen (sv), sedan (sv), så (sv)
Taos: yíane
Tashelhit: ⵄⴰⴷ (ɛad)
Thai: แล้วก็ (lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ɔ)
Tocharian B: ṅke
Tok Pisin: orait
Turkish: sonra (tr)
Ukrainian: по́тім (pótim)
Urdu: پھر‎ (phir)
Venetian: po, può
Vietnamese: sau đó (vi), rồi (vi), xong rồi
Walloon: adon-pwis (wa), adon-après (wa), pu (wa), adon (wa)
Zazaki: demena, solığna (diq)

Albanian: pastaj (sq)
Arabic: ثُمَّ‎ (ar) (ṯumma)
Armenian: հետո (hy) (heto)
Assamese: তাৰ পাছত (tar pasot)
Bengali: এরপর (bn) (erpor), তারপর (bn) (tarpor)
Bulgarian: след това (sled tova)
Catalan: després (ca)
Chinese:
- Mandarin: 接著／接着 (zh) (jiēzhe), 然後／然后 (zh) (ránhòu), 就 (zh) (jiù)
Czech: pak (cs), potom (cs)
Dutch: dan (nl)
Esperanto: tiam (eo)
Finnish: sitten (fi)
French: puis (fr)
German: danach (de)
Greek:
- Ancient: τότε (tóte), ἄρα (ára), ἔπειτα (épeita)
Hungarian: aztán (hu), majd (hu)
Indonesian: lalu (id)
Italian: poi (it), quindi (it)
Japanese: それから (sorekara), その後 (sono ato), その後 (sono go), 次に (tsugi ni)
Kamta: তাৰ পাছোত (tar pasüt)
Kurdish:
- Northern Kurdish: paşî (ku), dûre (ku), piştre (ku), dûvre (ku), peyre
Latin: deinde (la), exinde (la)
Malay: selepas itu
Malayalam: പിന്നെ (ml) (pinne)
Navajo: índa
Norwegian: så (no), deretter (no)
Old English: þā
Pashto: بيا‎ (ps) (byâ)
Polish: (a) następnie (pl), (a) potem (pl)
Portuguese: então (pt), depois (pt), seguidamente, sequencialmente
Quechua: hinaspa
Romanian: atunci (ro)
Romansch: alura
Russian: зате́м (ru) (zatém), пото́м (ru) (potóm)
Serbo-Croatian: pa (sh)
Slovene: potém (sl)
Spanish: después (es)
Swedish: sen (sv), sedan (sv)
Sylheti: ꠔꠣꠞ ꠛꠣꠖꠦ (tar bade), ꠔꠣꠞ ꠙꠞꠦ (tar fore)
Taos: yíane
Tocharian B: ṅke
Turkish: ondan sonra
Vietnamese: rồi (vi), rồi đến, rồi tới
Volapük: täno (vo)
Walloon: adon (wa), après (wa)
Zazaki: dıma (diq)

Arabic: إِذًا‎ (ʔiḏan), إِذَنْ‎ (ar) (ʔiḏan)
Armenian: ուրեմն (hy) (uremn)
Assamese: তেনেহ’লে (tenehöle), তেন্তে (tente), তে (te)
Belarusian: тады́ (tadý), дык (dyk), то (to), у такі́м вы́падку (u takím výpadku), у такі́м ра́зе (u takím rázje)
Breton: neuze (br)
Bulgarian: тогава (bg) (togava)
Catalan: llavors (ca)
Chinese:
- Mandarin: 那麼／那么 (zh) (nàme), 便 (zh) (biàn)
Czech: pak (cs), potom (cs)
Dutch: dan (nl)
Esperanto: tiam (eo)
Finnish: niin (fi)
French: alors (fr), auquel cas (fr)
Galician: entón, daquela
German: dann (de), so (de)
Hebrew: אז‎ (he) (az)
Hindi: तो (hi) (to)
Hungarian: akkor (hu)
Italian: allora (it)
Japanese: そのとき (sonotoki), だから (ja) (dakara)
Kamta: তাহালে (tahale)
Khmer: ដូច្នេះ (km) (doucneh), អញ្ចឹង (ʼɑñcəng)
Korean: 그러면 (ko) (geureomyeon)
Kurdish:
- Northern Kurdish: pa (ku), de (ku), madem (ku)
Latin: tunc (la), tum (la), igitur
Lithuanian: tada
Malay: oleh sebab yang demikian
Malayalam: എങ്കിൽ (ml) (eṅkil)
Norwegian: da (no), i så fall (no)
Old English: þā
Old Norse: þá
Pashto: بيا‎ (ps) (byâ)
Persian: پس‎ (fa) (pas)
Polish: to (pl), wówczas (pl)
Portuguese: então (pt), nesse caso
Quechua: hinaspa
Romanian: atunci (ro), apoi (ro)
Russian: то (ru) (to), тогда́ (ru) (togdá), в тако́м слу́чае (v takóm slúčaje)
Scottish Gaelic: ma-thà, a-rèist
Serbo-Croatian: onda (sh), dakle (sh), u tom slučaju
Spanish: entonces (es)
Swedish: alltså (sv), då (sv), i så fall (sv)
Sylheti: ꠔꠦ (te), ꠔꠣꠁꠟꠦ (taile)
Tok Pisin: orait
Turkish: o hâlde (tr), o zaman (tr), öyleyse (tr)
Ukrainian: тоді́ (todí), то (uk) (to), у тако́му ра́зі (u takómu rázi)
Urdu: تو‎ (to)
Vietnamese: thì (vi), thế thì (vi), vậy thì (vi)
Walloon: dabôrd (wa), adon (wa)
Yiddish: דעמאָלט‎ (demolt)
Zazaki: no hal

Catalan: mentrestant (ca), al mateix temps (ca)
Dutch: trouwens (nl)
Esperanto: tamen (eo)
Finnish: toisaalta (fi)
French: cependant (fr), en même temps (fr)
Galician: tamén (gl)
German: genauso (de), gleichermaßen (de)
Hungarian: ugyanakkor (hu), viszont (hu), másfelől (hu), másrészt (hu)
Italian: allo stesso tempo
Japanese: そのとき (sono toki)
Kurdish:
- Northern Kurdish: li milê din, li alî dî
Latin: contra ea, alioqui, autem (la)
Lithuanian: tada
Norwegian: da (no)
- Bokmål: på den annen side
Polish: również (pl), także (pl)
Portuguese: ao mesmo tempo, simultaneamente (pt); entretanto (pt)
Russian: тогда́ (ru) (togdá)
Serbo-Croatian: doduše (sh)
Spanish: también (es)
Swedish: samtidigt (sv), å andra sidan (sv)
Walloon: mins nerén (wa), min nén pus, mins non pus (wa)
Zazaki: fına zi, coy ra

Adjective

then (not comparable)

Being so at that time.

Translations

Bulgarian: тогавашен (togavašen)
Danish: daværende
Dutch: toenmalig (nl)
Esperanto: tiama
Finnish: silloinen (fi)
German: damalig (de)
Hebrew: דְּאָז‎ (d'áz)
Hungarian: akkori (hu)
Japanese: 当時 (ja) (tōji), そのとき (sono toki), その時点 (sono jiten)
Norwegian:
- Bokmål: daværende
- Nynorsk: dåværande
Polish: bieżący (pl)
Portuguese: de então
Russian: тогда́шний (ru) (togdášnij)
Spanish: de entonces
Swedish: dåvarande (sv)
Turkish: o zamanki
Zazaki: wıni bı

Noun

then

That time
- It will be finished before then.

Translations

Bulgarian: това време (tova vreme)
Dutch: die tijd
Finnish: se (fi)
Portuguese: então (pt)
Spanish: entonces (es)
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} dess (sv), ^{(please verify)} då (sv)
Turkish: ^{(please verify)} o zaman (tr)
Zazaki: a çerğ

Conjunction

then

Obsolete spelling of than
Misspelling of than.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Neth, Neth., ethn-, hent

then - Swedish

Pronoun

then

Obsolete spelling of den

then - Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA: [tʰɛn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA: [tʰɛŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA: [tʰɛŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái) then • (杄, 釺, 𣏿, 𣛩)

bar, peg (used for locking a door)
latch

Derived terms

then chốt

then - Zou

Noun

then

maggot