was then
Papa war damals ein Yankee-Fan, also unterstützte ich das Brooklyn-Team.
Dad was a Yankees fan back then, so I supported the Brooklyn team.
— Feld der Träume (1989)
Meine Frau war damals schwanger.
My wife was pregnant at the time.
Rom war damals die größte Stadt der Welt.
Rome was the largest city in the world at that time.
Tom war damals im Gefängnis.
Tom was in prison at the time.
Dabei war damals auch schon Krieg.
There was already a war going on back then, too.
— Rom, offene Stadt (1945)
Aber das war damals nicht möglich gewesen.
But that hadn't been possible at the time.
— Rashomon - Das Lustwäldchen (1950)
Dieses Hotel war damals eine Schule.
This hotel was a school back then.
Ziri war damals Rimas Freund.
Back then, Ziri was Rima’s boyfriend.