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  2. /Temporal sequencing (kaum ..., als)
  3. /da

da

da
then, at that moment (after 'kaum')
From Lesson 361:Temporal sequencing (kaum ..., als)·German

Usages of da

Kaum hatte der Geländewagen gehalten, da rannte ein Zebra vorbei.
Hardly had the off-road vehicle stopped, when a zebra ran past.
Kaum hatte die Safari wieder angefangen, da entdeckten wir eine Herde.
Hardly had the safari started again, when we discovered a herd.
Kaum hatten wir das Nashorn gesehen, da floh es plötzlich.
Hardly had we seen the rhinoceros, when it suddenly fled.
Kaum war der Gepard aus dem Gebüsch gesprungen, da floh die Herde.
Hardly had the cheetah jumped out of the bushes, when the herd fled.

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