entonces

Spanish

Alternative forms

• tonces (Chile, colloquial)
• tonce (Chile, colloquial)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /enˈtonθes/, [ẽn̪.ˈt̪õn̟.θes]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /enˈtonses/, [ẽn̪.ˈt̪õn.ses]
• IPA^(key): [tõ̞ns], [ˈtõ̞nse̞s], [ˈtonθe̞h] (colloquial, casual speech)
• IPA^(key): [tõ̞es], [ˈtõ̞e̞x] (colloquial, Colombian, Venezuelan speech)
• Hyphenation: en‧ton‧ces

Conjunction

entonces

1. then, next, thereupon, at that time, at that point

   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, thus

   Estaba lloviendo antes, entonces debes traer un paraguas.

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

Derived terms

• en aquel entonces
• en ese entonces (“back then, at the time”)
• para entonces (“by then, by this time, by that time, by which time, by now”)
• por aquel entonces (“back then, at that time”)
• por entonces (“by then, at the time, at that time”)

 

See also

• pues