How to Say ‘Then / that time’ in German
Dahin
da-HEEN
[da-HEEN]
💬 Usage Tip: Dahin literally points toward "there/to that point," but in bis dahin it means "until then." It's a fixed useful chunk.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Learning chunks like bis dahin helps you sound natural faster than translating word by word.
Phrase Breakdown
Dahin
[da-HEEN]
until then; there
In the phrase bis dahin, it means until then, referring to that time point.
Dahin ist es noch etwas Zeit.
There is still a little time until then.
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