nun
B1now, then
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- now, then
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nun in a sentence
Schade, dass du arbeiten musst. – Das ist nun mal so.
That's just the way it is now.
Where nun comes from
über mittelhochdeutsch nū̆(n) aus althochdeutsch nū̆, „wahrscheinlich ablautend verwandt mit neu; vgl. griechisch ný, nỹn = jetzt“; oder unter anderem (im 8. Jahrhundert) aus althochdeutsch nū̌ und nl. nu
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What does nun mean in English?
nun means "now, then". For example: "Schade, dass du arbeiten musst. – Das ist nun mal so." — "That's just the way it is now."
What level is nun in German?
nun is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the past, present & future vocabulary.
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