Then - Damals (The 286th Most Common German Word)

The German translation for Then is Damals. This word often comes up when talking about time & frequency. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 286th most common word in German. It can be used as pronoun. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: then

German: damals

Examples


Since then, I haven't heard of her.	Seit damals habe ich nichts von ihm gehört.
That was then and this is now.	Das war damals, und dies ist jetzt.
He was here then.	Damals war er hier.
I wasn't in the office then. I don't know what happened.	Ich war damals nicht im Büro. Ich weiß nicht, was passiert ist.
He told me that he was busy then.	Er sagte mir, dass er damals beschäftigt war.
We were younger then.	Damals waren wir jünger.
The town has changed a great deal since then.	Die Stadt hat sich seit damals sehr verändert.
I wish I had known his name then.	Ich wünschte, ich hätte damals seinen Namen gekannt.

If I had bought the painting then, I would be rich now.	Hätte ich das Gemälde damals gekauft, wäre ich jetzt reich.
I did not understand what the president said then.	Ich habe nicht verstanden, was der Präsident damals gesagt hat.
I was happy then.	Damals war ich glücklich.
She was a strong, fast runner then.	Sie war damals eine starke und schnelle Läuferin.
There was hatred between us then.	Damals gab es Hass zwischen uns.
Germany then had a powerful army.	Deutschland hatte damals eine schlagkräftige Armee.
There was no internet back then.	Damals gab es noch kein Internet.
I was younger then.	Damals war ich jünger.
She wore a black silk riding-mask, which was then a common fashion.	Sie trug eine Reitmaske aus schwarzer Seide, was damals in Mode war.
Then began a period of feverish activity.	Damals begann eine Zeit fieberhafter Aktivität.
There then began a period of feverish activity.	Damals begann eine Zeit fieberhafter Aktivität.
Our sphere of influence has expanded so much since then.	Unser Einflussbereich hat sich seit damals stark ausgedehnt.
Back then the cities were quite children unfriendly with only few playgrounds.	Damals waren die Städte ziemlich kinderunfreundlich, wie ich heute finde.