nun
German, conjunction/nuːn/
nun is spelled N-U-N (3 letters) and appears 759 times per million words in written German, the 129th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nun is a German conjunction meaning “now that, given that it has occurred that the circumstances do not withstand that …” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does nun mean in English?
adverb
- 1
now, at this moment
- 2
now, then; expressing a logical or temporal consequence
Wir haben abgewaschen, nun müssen wir noch abtrocknen.
- 3
unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis
Was soll das nun heißen?
interjection
- 1
now, well, so
Nun, das ist eine schwierige Frage.
conjunction
- 1
colloquialdatednow that, given that it has occurred that the circumstances do not withstand that …
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. zu diesem Zeitpunkt, zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt, in dem Moment 2. in unmittelbarere Zukunft 3. in unmittelbarer Vergangenheit 4. Fortführung der Rede, zeitliche Folge
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nun
- nu alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nun?
- /nuːn/
- [nuːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nun
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nun in German?
nun appears 759 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).