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damals (adv)
   back then, at that/the time, in those days, then
damalig (adj)
   back then, at that/the time, in those days, then

Damals war Herr Schmidt der Chef.
At that time Mr. Schmidt was the boss.
Warum haben Sie es damals nicht getan?
Why didn't you do it back then?
Sie war seine damalige Ehefrau.
She was his wife at the time.

Related:
ein damals unbekanntes Dorf a then unknown village
der damalige Wirtschaftsminister the finance minister at that time, the then finance minister
schon damals even back then
seit damals since then, since that time
wie es damals Mode war as was the fashion in those days

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