This is the 138th most frequent Dutch word.
dan
"Dan" in Dutch means "then" (indicating time) or "than" (in comparisons).
Here, "dan" is used for comparison, indicating that one entity is greater in a specific quality than another.
Hij is groter dan ik.
He is taller than me.
Here, "dan" indicates a sequence, representing an action that follows another in time.
Denk eraan: eerst werken, dan spelen.
Remember: first work, then play.
Here, "dan" is used as a temporal conjunction, linking the condition with the following action.