/enˈtonθes/
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.
sospechado .
Until then no one had suspected him.
Used in
Stories
(9)Lo mismo de siempre
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El autobús perdido
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La habitación libre
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No estoy embarazada
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No fue él, sino ella
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Perdido en la ciudad
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Se me cayó todo
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Tú y tu hermano
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Una tarde de lluvia
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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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