Conjunctional adverb 'trotzdem' (nevertheless)
Konjunktionaladverb 'trotzdem'
'trotzdem' (nevertheless) marks a concession and causes inversion.
Structure
Hauptsatz. Trotzdem + Verb + Subjekt … (Gegensatz)
main clause. Trotzdem + verb + subject … (contrast)
Details
- Part of Speech
- Adverb
- Word Type
- Conjunctional adverb
- Register
- Standard
Explanation
What it is. trotzdem means nevertheless / anyway and marks a concession: something happens despite the situation just mentioned. It expresses an unexpected result.
How it is used. When it opens a clause, trotzdem takes position 1 and the stays in position 2, with the after it (inversion): Es ist kalt, trotzdem gehe ich spazieren - (gehe) before (ich).
Examples.
- Es ist kalt, trotzdem gehe ich spazieren. - It's cold; nevertheless I go for a walk.
- Ich war müde, trotzdem habe ich gelernt. - I was tired, but I studied anyway.
Common mistakes. trotzdem is an , so the stays in position 2 - do not push it to the end. Do not confuse it with the trotz + (trotz des Regens), which links a rather than two clauses.
About Conjunctional adverb 'trotzdem' (nevertheless)
'trotzdem' (nevertheless) marks a concession and causes inversion.
Marks something happening despite the situation; the comes after it, then the .
'trotzdem' nennt einen Gegensatz und führt zur Inversion.
Caution
'trotzdem' expresses an unexpected result: 'Es ist kalt, trotzdem gehe ich spazieren'. The verb comes before the subject.