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da

adverb; also used as conjunction and particle

1. there, in that place
2. then, at that time
3. since, because (conjunction)
4. here (colloquial, in certain contexts)
5. well, now (discourse particle)

Etymology. From Proto-Germanic *þā (that place, then), related to English "there" and the demonstrative "that". The adverb preserved the old locative sense while also developing a temporal sense.

Dictionary entry by Claude.

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