No. 600 in Danish
daværende
"At that time" or "then-current."
In a sentence
Daværende præsident annoncerede nye reformer.
The then-president announced new reforms.
In this sentence, 'daværende' is used as an adjective to describe the president holding office at a specific past time.
Hun arbejdede sammen med sin daværende kollega på projektet.
She worked together with her then-colleague on the project.
Here, 'daværende' refers to the colleague that was part of the context during the specific past period.
Byen var kendt for sin daværende kulturelle betydning.
The city was known for its then-cultural importance.
In this case, 'daværende' modifies 'cultural importance' to indicate its relevance at the particular past time in question.
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