dann

See also: Dann and Dänn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German dann, from Old High German danne, from Proto-West Germanic *þan. Cognate with English then.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dan/

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• Rhymes: -an

Adverb

dann

1. then, after that

   Ich ziehe mich erst an, dann frühstücke ich.

   First I'm getting dressed, then I'll have breakfast.

2. then, in that case

   Wenn du dich anstrengst, dann schaffst du es.

   If you make an effort, then you'll be able to do it.

Usage notes

The functional split between dann and denn was prescribed only by the grammarians of the 18th century. In colloquial German, the two words may still overlap. One will occasionally hear denn instead of dann in northern Germany, and vice versa in western and southern Germany.

Further reading

• “dann” in Duden online
• “dann” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German dan, from Old High German danne, from Proto-West Germanic *þan. Cognate with German dann and English then.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtan/
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: dann
• Homophone: Dann

Adverb

dann

1. then, after that

   Ich hon drei mol gerufd, dann hon-ich geschreud.

   I called three times, then I screamed.

Synonyms

• do

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “dann”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German dan, from Old High German danne, from Proto-West Germanic *þan. Cognate with German dann and English then.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da(n)/, [dɑn]

  Rhymes: -ɑn

Adverb

dann

1. then (at that time)
2. then (after that; next)
3. then (in that case)

Usage notes

• The word refers to the present and future. For the past use dunn.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

dann

1. imperative of danne