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What is the difference between dagegen/dahingegen and demgegenüber ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between dagegen/dahingegen and demgegenüber ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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dahingegen Adverb
however adv
seltener:
by contrast adv
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on the other hand adv
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then again adv
dahingegen Konjunktion
however konj
seltener:
whereas konj
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demgegenüber Adverb
in contrast adv
seltener:
by contrast adv
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in comparison adv
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on the other hand adv
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compared with this adv
·
then again adv
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dagegen Adverb
in contrast adv
Reptilien sind seltene Haustiere, Hunde dagegen sind sehr beliebt. Reptiles are rare pets; in contrast, dogs are very popular.
against it adv
Sie mochte die Idee. Ihr Bruder wiederum war dagegen. She liked the idea. Her brother, in turn, was against it.
by contrast adv
Alle trugen schwarz, meine Schwester dagegen trug ein rotes Kleid. Everyone was wearing black, my sister, by contrast, wore a red dress.
seltener:
conversely adv
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on the other hand adv
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in comparison adv
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then again adv
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contrarily adv
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Thanks, but I'm not sure either of these answers the question. Dahingegen is as much an adverb is demgegenüber is. I'm trying to figure out in which ways they differ, maybe by looking at some sentences where demgegenüber works as a connecting adverb while dagegen doesn't, and vice versa.
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