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nun.

now, at this moment

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adv/nuːn/
  1. now, at this moment

  2. now, then; expressing a logical or temporal consequence

    Wir haben abgewaschen, nun müssen wir noch abtrocknen.
    Was bedeuten nun die geschilderten Entwicklungen für unser Land?
  3. unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis

    Was soll das nun heißen?
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German nu, nū, nuo with a secondary final -n, already occasionally in Middle High German nuon, from Old High German nu, from Proto-West Germanic *nū.

intj/nuːn/
  1. now, well, so

    Nun, das ist eine schwierige Frage.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German nu, nū, nuo with a secondary final -n, already occasionally in Middle High German nuon, from Old High German nu, from Proto-West Germanic *nū.

conj/nuːn/
  1. now that, given that it has occurred that the circumstances do not withstand that …

    colloquial · dated · literary
Where this word comes from

Clipping of nun dass or nun da.

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