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What is the difference between jedoch and allerdings and dennoch and gleichwohl ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between jedoch and allerdings and dennoch and gleichwohl ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Jedoch and allerdings can both mean "however" e. g. "Sie wollte zu deiner Party gehen. Sie hatte jedoch/allerdings keine Zeit." (=she wanted to go to your party. However, she didn t have time). Allerdings can also stand in the beginning of a sentece (e.g. "Sie wollte zu deiner Party kommen. Allerdings hatte sie keine Zeit."), whereas jedoch sounds a bit more natural in the middle of the sentence. Apart from that, allerdings can also mean "indeed" if you use it isolated to answer a question e.g. "Magst du ihn?" - "Allerdings." ("Do you like him?" - "Yes, i like him indeed")
Dennoch rather means "anyway" e.g. "Sie musste die Hausübung machen. Aber sie machte es dennoch nicht." (= she had to do her homework but she didn t do it anyway.)
Gleichwohl is similar to dennoch but it is very formal, old and sounds a bit weird. I wouldn t use it at all. Especially not if your with friends.
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