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da

when (specific past event)

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conjunctionwhen (specific past event)

Used for a single, specific past event or a period in the past. Contrast with 'når' (when, habitual/future).

da in a sentence

Da jeg var barn, boede vi på landet.

When I was a child, we lived in the countryside.

Han ringede, da jeg spiste aftensmad.

He called when I was eating dinner.

Da det begyndte at regne, gik vi ind.

When it started to rain, we went inside.