im Gegenteil
on the contrary
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Double negation and litotesDoppelte Verneinung und Litotes
- Subjunctive II in fixed polite and literary expressionsKonjunktiv II in festen h枚flichen und literarischen Wendungen
Examples
Er war nicht , im , er war hellwach.
He wasn't tired; on the contrary, he was wide awake.