No. 4,336 in German
fortan
From now on.
In a sentence
Er beschloss, fortan jeden Tag zu laufen.
He decided to jog every day from then on.
In this sentence, 'fortan' is used to indicate a decision that will affect the future, meaning 'from now on' or 'from that point forward'.
Fortan waren sie beste Freunde.
From then on, they were best friends.
Here, 'fortan' marks a change in the relationship starting from a specific point and continuing forward in time.
Die Regel galt fortan für alle Mitarbeiter.
The rule applied to all employees from that point onward.
'Fortan' is used in this context to denote the initiation of a policy or rule starting from a defined time toward the future.
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