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Swedish
Etymology
From än + då. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk endå, Norwegian Bokmål enda, Danish endda, Icelandic enda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɛndoː/, /²ɛndɔ/ (def. 1, 2)
- IPA(key): /ɛnˈdoː/ (def. 3)
Adverb
ändå (not comparable)
- still, yet (despite some thing)
Det hjälper inte att du tjatar, du får ändå inte godis innan maten- Your nagging doesn't help, you still won't get any candy before dinner
Han är stark men ändå smidig- He is strong yet agile
- even, still (to a further degree)
- Synonym: ännu
Berit är stark, men Margit är ändå starkare- Berit is strong, but Margit is even/still stronger
- still, yet (to a further degree – postpositioned with stress on "då")
Berit är stark, men Margit är starkare ändå- Berit is strong, but Margit is stronger still
- after all, as opposed to what's mentioned earlier, or what's expected
Jag tror inte jag kommer ändå, sorry!- I don't think I'll come after all, sorry!
Han kom ändå alltså? Det var oväntat!- He showed up after all, huh? That was unexpected!
- anyway, regardless
Jag sa att han inte fick komma, men han dök upp ändå- I told him he couldn't come, but he showed up anyway
- though (as a way of calling (positive) attention to someone or something)
Frisyren ändå! Jäkligt snygg.- His haircut though! Damn nice.
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