nun.
now, at this moment
Meaning & usage
now, at this moment
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?
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.
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.
now that, given that it has occurred that the circumstances do not withstand that …
Where this word comes from
Clipping of nun dass or nun da.
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