entonces

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin in tunc (“in that moment”). Compare Portuguese então and Romanian atunci.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): [ẽ̞nˈtõ̞nθe̞s̺]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): [ẽ̞nˈtõ̞nse̞s]
• IPA^(key): [tõ̞ns], [ˈtõ̞nse̞s] (colloquial, casual speech)

Conjunction

entonces

1. then; at that time; next.

   Desde entonces, siempre he tenido cuidado.

   Since then I've always been careful.

   Entonces, el ladrón se fue.

   After that, the thief left.

2. then, therefore, so

   Estaba lloviendo antes, entonces debes traer un paraguas.

   It was raining before, so you should bring an umbrella.

See also

• pues