seither
since then
Refers to the period from a specific moment in the past up to today; from then on.
EXAMPLE
Sie zog vor fünf Jahren nach Berlin und wohnt seither dort.
She moved to Berlin five years ago and has lived there since then.
seither
since then
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Meanings
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Word structure
'Seither' (since then) is a compound of 'seit' (since) and 'her' (from here/toward here). It literally means 'from that point in time onward' and expresses continuation up to the present.
EXAMPLE
Er hatte einen Unfall und ist seither sehr vorsichtig.
He had an accident and has been very careful since then.
Sentence position
As an adverb, 'seither' (since then) can appear in different positions in the sentence. If it is in position 1, the conjugated verb follows immediately. It can also come after the verb.
EXAMPLE
Seither haben wir nichts mehr von ihm gehört.
Since then, we haven't heard anything more from him.
Required context
The word 'seither' (since then) only works if a clear event or point in time in the past has been mentioned in the previous sentence or context, which it can refer back to.
EXAMPLE
Letztes Jahr war ich in Italien. Seither träume ich davon, dorthin zu ziehen.
Last year I was in Italy. Since then, I've dreamed of moving there.
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