Swedish adverb· top 500 most common

ändå

still, yet, anyway/²ɛndoː/

Meaning

still; yet; anyway

In Swedish: i alla fall, trots allt

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What does ändå mean?

ändå in a sentence

  • filmen var dålig men vi hade roligt ändå
    the film was bad but we still enjoyed ourselves
  • 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
  • Berit är stark, men Margit är ändå starkare
    Berit is strong, but Margit is even/still stronger
  • Berit är stark, men Margit är starkare ändå
    Berit is strong, but Margit is stronger still
  • 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!
  • Jag sa att han inte fick komma, men han dök upp ändå
    I told him he couldn't come, but he showed up anyway

Questions

What does ändå mean in English?

ändå means “still, yet”.

Similar words

likväl

Origin

From än + då.

Nearby common words

ändå is number 344 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary