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Meaning: then, after that, next

Pronunciation: [zah-TYEHM]

Part of speech: adverb

Rank: #343 (see frequency list)

The sky got dark and then there was thunder.
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• Он прочитáл Гóголя, затéм Толстóго.
• He read Gogol, then Toltsoy.
• Нéбо потемнéло, а затéм гря́нул гром.
• The sky got dark and then there was thunder.
• Сначáла он говори́л об истóрии России, а затéм перешëл к европéйской истóрии.
• First he was speaking about Russian history and then he switched to the European history.
• Я как раз затéм и приéхала!
• I came exactly because of that! (said by female)
• Я немнóго отдохну́, а затéм приступлю́ к рабóте.
• I will relax a little bit and after that I will get down to work.
• Cнег, а затéм морóзы приду́т в столи́цу Росси́и.
• Snow, and then frosts will come to the capital of Russia.
• Сначáла у больнóго поднимáeтся температу́ра, затéм начинáeт болéть гóрло.
• First the patient has a high temperature and then he gets a sore throat.
•  literal  First the patient's temperature raises and then his throat starts hurting.
• Затéм перейдëм ко вторóму пу́нкту.
• Then we'll switch to the second point.
• Я пришëл затéм, чтобы спроси́ть, как иду́т делá.
• I came because I wanted to ask how the things were going.
• Я позвáл вас затéм, чтóбы предложи́ть одну́ вещь.
• I asked you to come because I wanted to suggest you something.
•  literal  I asked you to come because I wanted to suggest you one thing.

• затéм, чтóбы... = for; because

• потóм = then, after that
• пócле = after

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