No. 285 in Finnish
tuolloin
"Tuolloin" means "at that time" in English.
In a sentence
Tuolloin olin vielä opiskelija.
At that time, I was still a student.
Here, 'tuolloin' specifies a particular, earlier time in the past referred to within the narrative, acting as a temporal adverb.
Tapasimme ensimmäistä kertaa tuolloin.
We met for the first time at that time.
In this sentence, 'tuolloin' references a specific past occasion, adding clarity and emphasis to the temporal context of the event.
Tuolloin elettiin aikaa ennen internetiä.
At that time, we lived in an era before the internet.
This use of 'tuolloin' establishes the timeframe of the statement, identifying it in the past and emphasizing its distinctiveness from the present.
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