No. 3,772 in Dutch
toenmalige
"Toenmalige" means "at the time" or "then-existing."
In a sentence
De toenmalige directeur van de school was erg geliefd onder de leerlingen.
The director of the school at the time was very popular among the students.
The word 'toenmalige' identifies the director as someone who held the position at a specific time in the past.
Het museum toont momenteel werken van de toenmalige kunstenaars uit de Renaissance.
The museum currently displays works by artists of the time from the Renaissance.
Here, 'toenmalige' describes Renaissance artists as relevant to that historical period.
In de toenmalige situatie was het onmogelijk om snel hulp te krijgen.
In the situation at that time, it was impossible to get help quickly.
In this sentence, 'toenmalige' refers to the situation as it was during a particular time in the past.
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