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trotzdem

"trotzdem" means "anyhow, nevertheless" in German. It is number 669 on the frequency list, in A2 (adv).

Meaning

anyhow, nevertheless; although

IPA

/ˈtʁɔtsdeːm/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Danke trotzdem.
  Thanks anyway.
  Tatoeba: al_ex_an_der / Scott
• Trotzdem danke!
  Thank you all the same.
  Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / CK
• Trotzdem vielen Dank.
  Thanks all the same.
  Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / CM

Learned together

In the course, "trotzdem" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• voll full
• überall everywhere
• direkt direct, straight, without…
• danach after it, after that
• deswegen therefore, because of that
• völlig complete, total, utter
• zwar admittedly, indeed (zwar ...…
• krank ill, sick
• wert worth, worthy of

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