No. 218 in Slovak

vtedy

"Vtedy" means "at that time" or "then" in English.

In a sentence

Vtedy som ešte býval v Bratislave.
At that time, I still lived in Bratislava.
"Vtedy" here refers to a specific time in the past when the speaker lived in Bratislava.
Urobila to, keď vedela, že vtedy tam nebudem.
She did it, knowing I would not be there at that time.
"Vtedy" is used to denote a particular moment in the context of a conditional or circumstantial action.
Keď sa tak stalo, vtedy som pochopil jeho význam.
When that happened, it was then that I understood its significance.
"Vtedy" emphasizes the specific moment at which the understanding occurred.

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