/seːdan/, /sɛn/
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish siþan, from Old Norse síðan.
See Norwegian siden. Cognate with Old English siþþan.
- not-comparablethen, after this (that), afterwards; next in order
“Först försökte vi på mitt sätt, sedan på hans.” — First we tried my way, then his.
- since, from the time that (and often as a consequence of)
“Sedan vi sålde bilen cyklar vi överallt.” — Since we sold the car, we bike everywhere.
- since; from a given point in time
“Sedan det året har vi varit tillsammans ständigt.” — Since that year, we have been together all the time.
- common-gendersedan; a body style of a car
Formersen(alternative, colloquial) · sedan(indefinite, nominative, singular) · sedans(genitive, indefinite, singular) · sedanen(definite, nominative, singular) · sedanens(definite, genitive, singular) · sedaner(indefinite, nominative, plural) · sedaners(genitive, indefinite, plural) · sedanerna(definite, nominative, plural) · sedanernas(definite, genitive, plural)