allerdings
German
Etymology
Compound of aller (genitive plural of alle (“all”)) + Dings (genitive singular of Ding (“thing”)) (compare schlechterdings). Before the 19th century, the full form aller Dinge (“of all things”), with the plural Dinge, was used.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔalɐdɪŋs/, /ʔalɐˈdɪŋs/
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Adverb
allerdings
- (conjunctive) but, however
- Es wird allerdings die Vermutung ausgesprochen...
- It is, however, conjectured...
- Ich würde gerne zu deiner Party kommen, allerdings habe ich keine Zeit.
- I would love to come to your party, but I don't have time.
- indeed!
- Tut es sehr weh? Allerdings!
- Does it hurt a lot? Indeed!
Synonyms
- (but, however) jedoch
See also
Further reading
- “allerdings” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “allerdings” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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