Connector / Adverb
seitdem
Pronunciation: /zaɪ̯tdem/
since then; ever since
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Meanings
Connector
- since (the time when)
Adverb
- since then; ever since
Example sentence
Er ist nach Berlin gezogen, und seitdem sehen wir uns selten.
He moved to Berlin, and since then we rarely see each other.
Usage
- Seitdem trinke ich Tee. — As an adverb, seitdem is followed by the verb at the start of a clause.
- seitdem wir hier wohnen — As a conjunction, it sends the verb to the end.
Seitdem trinke ich meinen Kaffee ohne Zucker.
Since then, I have been drinking my coffee without sugar.