German word

seitdem

Pronunciation

IPA/zaɪ̯tˈdeːm/

Meaning

  • adverbsince then

Example

Ich habe ihn seitdem nicht gesehen.

I haven't seen him since then.

Illustration for seitdem (since then)

More examples

Er hat viel gelernt, seitdem spricht er sicherer.

He has learned a lot, and since then he speaks more confidently.

Core concept

A marked point on a timeline sends an unbroken line forward to the present.

Common phrases

  • seitdem ich

    since I

  • seitdem nicht mehr

    since then no longer

Similar words

seit: Beginning at a particular time and continuing to now.
dann: At the next stage after that point or event.

Definition in German

Bezeichnet eine Handlung oder einen Zustand, der von dem genannten Zeitpunkt an bis jetzt andauert.

Word origin

Seitdem combines seit, from Middle High German sît, with the dative form dem and developed from seit dem Zeitpunkt into one word.

Usage tips

  • As a conjunction, seitdem introduces a subordinate clause with the finite verb at the end; as an adverb, it does not.

Other meanings

  • sinceconjunction

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