# damals

damals is a German adverb meaning “at that time”.

## In other languages

- Русский: тогда, в то время
- Українська: тоді, у той час

## Meanings

1. at that time; at the time, then

## Examples

- Das war damals, und dies ist jetzt. — That was then and this is now.
- Damals war er noch stark und energisch. — At that time he was strong and energetic.
- Damals glaubten wir, wir täten das Richtige. — Back then, we thought we were doing the right thing.
- Mobiltelefone gab es damals nicht, nur Telefonzellen. — There were no mobile phones back then, only payphones.
- Damals war ich noch ein Kind. — I was just a kid back then.

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