denn
German
Pronunciation
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Conjunction
denn
- for; because; then; since
- (deprecated template usage) (after a comparative and often with "je") than
- mehr denn je - "more than ever"
Adverb
denn
- (deprecated template usage) (in a question) then; ever; but; used for general emphasis
- Wo ist er denn? - "Where is he, then?" ("Where ever can he be?")
- Wieso denn? - "How so, then?"
- Was denn? - "But what?"
- Was ist denn los? - "What's wrong, then?"
Derived terms
Usage notes
The functional split between the words denn and dann was prescribed only by the grammarians of the 18th century. In colloquial German, the two words may still overlap. One will occasionally hear denn instead of dann in northern Germany, and vice versa in western and southern Germany.
Old English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *danjō
Noun
denn n