The meaning of denn - How to use it like a German In a nutshell, denn does NOT make the verb go to the end, it sounds a bit formal and is more common in writing, and the denn-sentence MUST come AFTER what it gives the reason for
denn - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Dann and denn are originally variants of the same word but came to be distinguished in modern German Dann is an adverb with the basic meaning “then” (in the sense of “after that” or “in that case”)
dict. cc dictionary :: Denn :: German-English translation denn [verstärkendes Wort in Fragen wie "Wer Warum denn ist ?"] then {adv} [intensifying term in questions like "Who why then is ?"] denn [als Verstärkung in Fragen, wie z B : "Was wolltest du denn?"] anyway {adv} [to intensify a question, as in: "What did you want, anyway?"] Denn siehe! geschweige denn not to mention Nun denn!