Vocabulary
damals
/ˈdaːmaːls/· adverb
back then, at that time
The word that opens every story about the past: „Damals hatten wir noch kein Handy.“
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damals
back then, at that time (a specific time in the past)
Damals war ich acht Jahre alt.
Back then I was eight years old.
Word family
damalsdamaligof that time (der damalige Lehrer)dathere; then
Common combinations
- schon damalseven back then
- seit damalssince then
- wie damalslike back then
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
früher (more general)zu der Zeit
↔ Opposites
heutejetzt
Common learner mistakes
- Damals ich war sechs.Damals war ich sechs.damals takes position 1 → the verb comes next (V2).
Real examples
- Damals hatten wir noch kein Handy.Back then we didn't have mobile phones yet.
- Das war damals ganz normal.That was quite normal back then.
- Seit damals sind wir beste Freunde.We've been best friends since then.
