How to Say ‘Then I worked.’ in German
Dann habe ich gearbeitet.
dahn HAH-buh ikh geh-ar-BY-tet
[dahn HAH-buh ikh geh-ar-BY-tet]
💬 Usage Tip: "Dann" means "then/after that" and is great for telling your story step by step. Nice timeline word!
🇩🇪 In Germany: Structured storytelling is appreciated in German interviews: study first, then work, then next role.
Phrase Breakdown
Dann
[dahn]
then
Dann means then or after that, showing sequence in time.
Ich frühstücke, dann gehe ich zur Arbeit.
I have breakfast, then I go to work.
habe
[HAH-buh]
have
Auxiliary verb forming the perfect tense here.
Danach habe ich eine Pause gemacht.
After that I took a break.
ich
[ikh]
I
First-person singular pronoun meaning I.
ich arbeite heute von zu Hause aus.
I am working from home today.
gearbeitet
[geh-ar-BY-tet]
worked
Past participle of arbeiten, meaning worked.
Letztes Jahr habe ich viel gearbeitet.
Last year I worked a lot.
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