/enˈtonθes/ ES
/enˈtonses/ MX
Translation
then, so, at that time
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin intunce, an alteration of Latin in tunc ('at that time'), reinforced by tunc ('then').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- in tunc
Examples
, dímelo .
If you cannot come, then tell me beforehand.
, ¿ ?
So, what are we going to do now?
.
At that time we were living in a very small flat.
.
He arrived late and then we had to change the plans.
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Until then no one had suspected him.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(10)Lo mismo de siempre
2 min read · Core 1000
El autobús perdido
3 min read · Core 1000
La habitación libre
3 min read · Core 5000
No estoy embarazada
3 min read · Core 5000
No fue él, sino ella
3 min read · Core 5000
Perdido en la ciudad
3 min read · Core 1000
Se me cayó todo
3 min read · Core 5000
Tú y tu hermano
3 min read · Core 5000
Una tarde de lluvia
3 min read · Core 1000
Palabras de cocina
5 min read · Core 1000
Grammar articles
(4)Spanish Adverbs of Place, Time and Degree (aquí, todavía, muy vs mucho)
The Future and Conditional of Probability in Spanish (¿Qué hora será?, Serían las tres)
The Spanish Pluperfect Subjunctive and Conditional Perfect (hubiera hablado, habría hablado)
Reported Speech in Spanish: tense backshift (dice que, dijo que)
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