siden
Danish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Danish sithæn, from Old Norse síðan, from síð- + *-þan. Compare Swedish sedan, Old English siþþan, and — indirectly — with English since and Dutch sinds.[1]
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editsiden
- since, later (on), afterwards, in the time since then
- Han tog afsted i onsdags, og jeg har ikke set ham siden.
- He left last Wednesday, and I haven't seen him since.
- Kolonien blev etableret i det syttende århundrede; siden da er den vokset til 54.000 indbyggere.
- The colony was established in the 17th century; since then it has grown to 54,000 inhabitants.
- Han tog afsted i onsdags, og jeg har ikke set ham siden.
- since, ago (referring to the length of time between some past event and the (narrative) present)
- Hvor længe siden er det du flyttede hertil?
- How long has it been since you moved here? / How long ago did you move here?
- Det var fem år siden jeg flyttede hertil, da jeg mødte min nuværende kone.
- It had been five years since I moved here, when I met my now-wife.
- Hvor længe siden er det du flyttede hertil?
- (with for) ago (referring to a point in time a definite amount of time in the past)
- Jeg kom hertil for fem måneder siden.
- I came here five months ago.
- see for ... siden
- Jeg kom hertil for fem måneder siden.
Conjunction
editsiden
- since (temporal)
- since (causal)
- Siden det er varmt, bliver jeg indendørs.
- As it is hot, I shall stay indoors.
- Siden det er varmt, bliver jeg indendørs.
Preposition
editsiden
Etymology 2
editSee side (“side, page”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsiden c
References
editNorwegian Bokmål
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Danish siden, compare the Norwegian-derived sia, from Old Norse síðan. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk sidan and Swedish sen.
Adverb
editsiden
- since
- afterwards, later
- presently, by and by
- then
- ago (for ... siden)
- for lenge siden - a long time ago
Preposition
editsiden
See also
edit- sidan (Nynorsk)
Etymology 2
editAlternative forms
editNoun
editsiden m or f
References
edit- “siden” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
West Frisian
editNoun
editsiden
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