German word

sodann

Pronunciation

IPA/zoˈdan/

Meaning

  • adverbafter that

Example

Er kam pünktlich, sodann begann die Besprechung.

He arrived on time; after that, the meeting began.

Illustration for sodann (after that)

More examples

Sie las den Bericht, sodann unterbreitete sie ihren Vorschlag.

She read the report, then put forward her proposal.

Core concept

A timeline marker points from one completed step to the next.

Common phrases

  • und sodann

    and then

  • sodann begann

    then began

Similar words

dann: Marks what happens next in time, especially in everyday conversation.
danach: Marks an event or point in time occurring after something else.
daraufhin: Marks an event or response that follows as a result of what came before.
darauf: Marks an action or event that follows something just mentioned.

Definition in German

Darauf folgend; im Anschluss an etwas geschieht das Folgende

Word origin

Sodann combines German so, meaning 'so' or 'thus', with dann, meaning 'then'; the older form sodan is recorded in Middle High German.

Usage tips

  • Sodann is more formal or literary than everyday dann and often suits written sequencing or formal narration.

Other meanings

  • thereuponconjunction

Opposites

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