# allerdings

allerdings is a German adverb meaning “but”.

## In other languages

- Русский: конечно, разумеется
- Українська: однак, щоправда, проте

## Meanings

1. _conjunctive_ but, however
   - Es wird allerdings die Vermutung ausgesprochen... — It is, however, conjectured...
2. indeed!
   - Tut es sehr weh? Allerdings! — Does it hurt a lot? Indeed!
3. _betont_ absolutely; certainly; though; that's right
   - „Tut es sehr weh?“ – „Allerdings!“

## Examples

- Das ist allerdings sehr selten. — That's very rare, though.
- Allerdings ist die Interpretation dieser Daten äußerst umstritten. — The interpretation of this data, however, is very much in dispute.
- Mir gefallen viele Bücher, manche allerdings mehr als andere. — I like a lot of books, though some more than others.
- Dieser Vertrag kommt allerdings mit einigen Bedingungen. — However, there are some conditions to this contract.
- Die Reise war schön, allerdings ermüdend. — The journey was lovely, though exhausting.

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