This is the 2271st most frequent Catalan word.
ençà
"Ençà" means "since" or "here" (in the sense of movement or time, e.g., "from then until now").
Usage as a temporal marker indicating the starting point of an action.
Des d'ençà que ella va arribar, tot ha canviat.
Since she arrived, everything has changed.
Usage showing continuity and beginning of a situation.
Han viscut aquí ençà de l'any passat.
They have lived here since last year.
Usage emphasizing the time period from which an action commenced and continues.