alavetz

Then

Level 4

Alavetz points to the moment you just described, and it is common in stories.

How It Works

OccitanEnglish
Alavetz, sortiguèt.Then he went out.
Es alavetz que Maria arribèt.It was then that Maria arrived.
Alavetz, demorem aquí.So let's stay here.
Dempuèi alavetz, demòri a Tolosa.Since then, I have lived in Toulouse.

Tales use alavetz to move the story on: the narrator tells one event, and alavetz brings the next one. The verb is usually in the simple past.

Write it alavetz, with tz at the end. The French alors is not Occitan.

Modern prose and speech also use alavetz for so or in that case, with any tense. Donc and doncas give a result too. For a later step in a list, use puèi or aprèp.

Examples (5)

  1. Alavetz, sortiguèt.

    Then he went out.

    Alavetz opens the sentence.

  2. Alavetz, Joan comencèt de cantar.

    Then Joan began to sing.

    Alavetz moves the story to the next event.

  3. Es alavetz que Maria arribèt.

    It was then that Maria arrived.

    Es alavetz que puts the focus on the moment.

  4. Dempuèi alavetz, demòri a Tolosa.

    Since then, I have lived in Toulouse.

    Dempuèi alavetz means since that moment.

  5. Alavetz, demorem aquí.

    So let's stay here.

    Alavetz can also mean so, when you draw a conclusion.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the French word alors.

    Alors, sortiguèt.
    Alavetz, sortiguèt.

    Occitan writes alavetz.

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Alavetz gives a consequence or a moment, so donc and the time-order words come first.

Words in This Pattern

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