No. 146 in German
später
Later.
In a sentence
Wir treffen uns später im Park.
We will meet later in the park.
The word 'später' is used here to indicate a relative point in time after the current moment, meaning 'later'.
Ich werde dir später alles erklären.
I will explain everything to you later.
The word 'später' conveys a promise or intention to perform an action at a subsequent time.
Je später es wird, desto kälter wird es draußen.
The later it gets, the colder it becomes outside.
The term 'später' is used comparatively here to describe a progression in time, with 'later' indicating a point further along temporally.
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