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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/
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!
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Further reading
- “allerdings” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “allerdings” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon