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Galician
Adverb
então
- reintegrationist spelling of entón
References
- “então” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese enton, from Vulgar Latin *in tunc, from Latin in + tunc (“then”). Displaced collateral form entonce. Compare Spanish entonces.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈtɐ̃w̃/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈtɐ̃w̃/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: en‧tão
Adverb
então (not comparable)
- then (at that time)
Desde então sempre tive cuidado- Since then I've always been careful.
- then (soon afterwards; after that)
Então, o ladrão fugiu.- After that, the thief ran away.
Derived terms
Conjunction
então
- thus; therefore (as a result)
- Synonyms: assim sendo, consequentemente, logo, por conseguinte, portanto
Esse computador é caro, então não posso comprá-lo.- This computer is expensive, therefore I can’t buy it.
Interjection
então
- so (used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story)
- Então, o que aconteceu? ― So, what happened?
- Used to introduce an answer which is more complex than expected.
“As cadeiras são azuis ou verdes?” “Então, algumas são azuis, algumas verdes e algumas vermelhas.”- “Are the chairs blue or green?” “Well, some are blue, some green and some red.”
- exactly (signifies agreement or recognition).
- Então, falou tudo! ― Exactly, you've said it all!
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