# nun

nun is a German adverb meaning “now”.

## In other languages

- Русский: теперь, сейчас, ныне
- Українська: тепер, нині, зараз

## Adverb

1. now, at this moment
2. 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].
3. unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis
   - Was soll das nun heißen? — What's that supposed to mean now?

## Interjection

1. now, well, so
   - Nun, das ist eine schwierige Frage. — Well, that's a tough question.

## Conjunction

1. _colloquial · archaic · literary_ now that, given that it has occurred that the circumstances do not withstand that …

## Examples

- Nun gut, was willst du wissen? — All right, what do you want to know?
- Der Patient ist nun außer Gefahr. — The patient is now out of danger.
- Nun verstehe ich, was geschehen ist. — Now I understand what happened.
- Nun, es ist möglich, dass du recht hast. — Well, you might be right.
- Nun gut, nun gut, ich denke darüber nach. — Okay, okay, I'll think about it.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
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