então

See also: entaõ

Galician

Adverb

então

1. reintegrationist spelling of entón

References

• “então” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• entaõ (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese enton, from Vulgar Latin *in tunc, from Latin in + tunc (“then”). Displaced collateral form entonce. Compare Spanish entonces.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈtɐ̃w̃/ [ẽˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈtɐ̃w̃/ [ĩˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈtɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Hyphenation: en‧tão

Adverb

então (not comparable)

1. then (at that time)

   Desde então sempre tive cuidado

   Since then I've always been careful.

2. then (soon afterwards; after that)

   Então, o ladrão fugiu.

   After that, the thief ran away.

Derived terms

• desde então

Conjunction

então

1. thus; therefore (as a result)

   Synonyms: assim sendo, consequentemente, logo, por conseguinte, portanto

   Esse computador é caro, então não posso comprá-lo.

   This computer is expensive, therefore I can’t buy it.

Interjection

então

1. so (used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story)

   Então, o que aconteceu? ― So, what happened?

2. Used to introduce an answer which is more complex than expected.

   “As cadeiras são azuis ou verdes?” “Então, algumas são azuis, algumas verdes e algumas vermelhas.”

   “Are the chairs blue or green?” “Well, some are blue, some green and some red.”

3. exactly (signifies agreement or recognition).

   Então, falou tudo! ― Exactly, you've said it all!

See also

• pois