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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.