redan

In a sentence

• Jag har redan ätit frukost.

  I have already eaten breakfast.

  In this sentence, 'redan' is used to indicate that the action of eating breakfast has occurred prior to the present moment.

• Redan när jag såg filmen första gången förstod jag slutet.

  Already when I watched the film for the first time, I understood the ending.

  Here, 'redan' introduces a point in time during a past event to emphasize an early recognition or realization.

• Han var redan på stationen innan tåget anlände.

  He was already at the station before the train arrived.

  'Redan' is used to highlight that a condition or state was true before another event happened.