Adverb

Sodann

Translation

then, after that, thereupon

Zuerst die Arbeit, sodann das Vergnügen.

First work, then pleasure.

Er trank Kaffee, sodann las er die Zeitung.

He drank coffee, then he read the newspaper.

Sodann + V2 + S ... introduces a subsequent clause, causing inversion (verb in second position). Sodann ging er schlafen.

Synonyms: dann, danach, daraufhin; Antonyms: vorher, zuvor

A compound of 'so' (so, thus) and 'dann' (then). It emphasizes the sequential nature of events.

Think of it as a more formal, literary version of 'dann' (then). It's similar to 'thereupon' or 'subsequently' in English.