No. 28 in Latvian

tad

"Then" or "at that time."

In a sentence

Kad esi pabeidzis, tad vari doties mājās.
When you are done, then you can go home.
In this sentence, "tad" functions as an indicator of a result or action following a condition or event.
Viņa sākumā nezināja, bet tad saprata.
At first, she didn't know, but then she understood.
Here, "tad" indicates a sequence of events, specifically the occurrence of an event following another.
Ja palīdzēsi man tagad, tad es palīdzēšu tev vēlāk.
If you help me now, then I will help you later.
In this instance, "tad" introduces a consequence in a conditional sentence.

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