dann

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

• IPA^(key): /dan/

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• Rhymes: -an

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.

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.

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

• IPA^(key): /tan/
• Homophone: Dann

dann

1. then, after that

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

   I called three times, then I screamed.

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

• IPA^(key): /da(n)/,

  Rhymes: -ɑn

dann

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

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

dann

1. imperative of danne