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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English toen, toon, tōn, from Old English tān, nominative and accusative plural of tā (“toe”), equivalent to toe + -en (plural ending).
Noun
toen
- (obsolete) plural of toe
Dutch
Alternative forms
- doe (now dialectal)
- doen (obsolete)
- toe (now dialectal)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch doe, doen (with -n from dan), from Old Dutch thuo, from Proto-Germanic *þō.
Cognate with Luxembourgish dunn and similar forms (do, du, dun) in German dialects.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tun/
- Hyphenation: toen
- Rhymes: -un
Adverb
toen
- then, subsequently (at a time in the past)
Toen ging hij weg.- Then he left.
- back then, at the time, in those days
Toen was dat nog heel gewoon.- Back then that was still quite normal.
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Conjunction
toen
- when, at the time that (in the past)
Hoe oud was je toen je vegetariër werd?- How old were you when you became vegetarian?
Toen João in 1821 terugkeerde naar Portugal bleef zijn zoon Peter als regent achter in Brazilië.- When João returned to Portugal in 1821, his son Peter remained in Brazil as regent.
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Galician
Verb
toen
- inflection of toar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Spanish
Verb
toen
- inflection of toar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative