/sidən/, [ˈsiðən]
OprindelseFrom Old Danish sithæn, from Old Norse síðan, from síð- + *-þan. Compare Swedish sedan, Old English siþþan, and — indirectly — with English since and Dutch sinds.
- since, later (on), afterwards, in the time since then
“Han tog afsted i onsdags, og jeg har ikke set ham siden.” — He left last Wednesday, and I haven't seen him since.
“Kolonien blev etableret i det syttende århundrede; siden da er den vokset til 54.000 indbyggere.” — The colony was established in the 17th century; since then it has grown to 54,000 inhabitants.
- since, ago (referring to the length of time between some past event and the (narrative) present)
“Hvor længe siden er det du flyttede hertil?” — How long has it been since you moved here? / How long ago did you move here?
“Det var fem år siden jeg flyttede hertil, da jeg mødte min nuværende kone.” — It had been five years since I moved here, when I met my now-wife.
- ago (referring to a point in time a definite amount of time in the past)
“Jeg kom hertil for fem måneder siden.” — I came here five months ago.
“see for ... siden”
- since (temporal)
- since (causal)
“Siden det er varmt, bliver jeg indendørs.” — As it is hot, I shall stay indoors.
- common-gender, definite, form-of, singulardefinite singular of side