Adverb

da

Translation

here, there, then, since

Ich bin da.

I am here.

Da war ich noch ein Kind.

I was still a child then.

Da es regnet, bleiben wir zu Hause.

Since it's raining, we are staying at home.

as a locative adverb to be here/there Wer ist da?

as a temporal adverb then Da lachte sie.

as a causal conjunction since Da ich müde bin, gehe ich schlafen.

Synonyms: hier, dort; Antonyms: weg

From Old High German 'dār'. Cognate with English 'there'.

A short, versatile word for place (there), time (then), or reason (since). Imagine pointing and saying 'da!' (there!).