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entonces

then

adverb en-TOHN-sehs Common
Grammar & Structure Adverbs

Also means

so

Usage Note

Entonces functions both as a time adverb ('at that time') and as a discourse connector ('so, therefore'). In conversation entonces often fills the role of English 'so' at the start of a sentence. It is invariable and never inflected.

Examples

"Entonces, ¿qué hacemos ahora?"

Natural Translation

So, what do we do now?

Literal Translation

Then, what do-we now?

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