insofern
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈzoː.fɛʁn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːfɛʁn
- IPA(key): /ɪn.zoˈfɛʁn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛʁn
Adverb
insofern
- up to here
- in that; construed with als, to which a redundant dass is sometimes added
- Er hat insofern recht, als (dass) wir ihn zuerst hätten fragen sollen.
- He is right in that that we should have asked him first.
- (chiefly informal) so, thus, accordingly, in this regard
- Ich hab kein Auto, insofern interessieren mich die Spritpreise nicht.
- I don’t have a car, so I don’t care about the petrol prices.
Conjunction
insofern
- provided, inasmuch as
- Du wirst die Prüfung nur bestehen, insofern du ordentlich dafür lernst.
- You will only pass the exam provided you study properly for it.
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