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nun

adv · /nuːn/ ·
Etymology

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.

Translation

  1. now, at this moment
  2. now source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. now, then; expressing a logical or temporal consequence

    Wir haben abgewaschen, nun müssen wir noch abtrocknen.

    We've washed up, now we must dry [the dishes].

    Was bedeuten nun die geschilderten Entwicklungen für unser Land?

    Now what do the aforementioned developments mean for our country?

  4. unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis

    Was soll das nun heißen?

    What's that supposed to mean now?

nun

intj · /nuːn/ ·
Etymology

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.

Translation

  1. now, well, so

    Nun, das ist eine schwierige Frage.

    Well, that's a tough question.

  2. all right source:wikdict-en-de-stardict

nun

conj · /nuːn/ ·
Etymology

Clipping of nun dass or nun da.

Translation

  1. now that, given that it has occurred that the circumstances do not withstand that … colloquial, dated, literary

nun

adj ·

Translation

  1. now source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. let's go source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. now source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en