thans

now (at the present moment)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɑns/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle Low German: tohant

Cognate with Middle High German: zehant

In summary

From Middle Dutch t(e)hande, t(e)hant, from te (“at”) + hand (“hand”), with the adverbial suffix -s. Compare Middle Low German tohant, Middle High German zehant.

Concepts

now

at present

nowadays

currently

these days

at the moment

in due course

presently

at this moment in time

popularly

immediately

Synonyms

nu

tegenwoordig

nou

momenteel

op het ogenblik

heden

huidig

Translations

maintenant

jetzt

actualmente

ahora

gegenwärtig

nun

actuellement

agora

obecnie

no després de

no abans de

λοιπόν

tan sols

τώρα

sols

Sentences

We moeten ook beseffen dat ons model thans niet meer het enige is ?

What we also need to realise is that ours is not the only model today.

Is er thans wel sprake van dit soort coördinatie ?

Is this coordination currently taking place?