då

• da

• IPA^(key): /doː/ (example of pronunciation)

From Old Norse þá.

då

1. then (at that time)

   Fyrst då kan me gjera noko med det.

   We can't do anything about it until then.

2. then (in that case)

   Då er eg redd det er lite me kan gjera.

   Then I am afraid there is little we can do.

From Old Norse þá er.

då

1. when (at a time in the past)

   Då morgonen kom, hadde vêret vorte betre.

   When the morning came, the weather had gotten better.

• “då” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish þā, from Old Norse þá, from Proto-Germanic *þan (“then”).

• IPA^(key): /doː/

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då (not comparable)

1. then; at that time
2. then; in that case
3. what about, how about

   Den där, då?

   What about that one?

då

1. when; at the same point in time as

   Vi sov då branden började.

   We were asleep when the fire started.

2. since, as; by background of the case being that (dated)

   Då inget tvivel tycks råda om hans skuld, beslutar jag härmed...

   Since there seems to be no doubts about his guilt, I hereby decide...

• In the first use it is far more common to use när than då, which is very rare in spoken language.
• In the second use it is far more common to use eftersom; då may be perceived as archaic.

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