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sowieso: anyway — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

Quality-approved learning entryAdverbLevel B1

sowieso

anyway

anyway; in any case, regardless of another circumstance

IPA/zoviˈzoː/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

Meaning 1neutral · 88%

anyway; in any case, regardless of another circumstance

Ich muss sowieso in die Stadt, also kann ich das Paket mitnehmen.

Wir müssen uns nicht beeilen; wir sind sowieso zu früh.

Du musst mich nicht abholen, ich fahre sowieso mit dem Bus.

sowieso is common in spoken German; ohnehin is a close synonym and can sound slightly more formal.

Use sowieso when another condition does not change the plan: Ich gehe sowieso hin.

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What does ich fahre sowieso mit dem Bus imply?

sowieso means anyway or in any case and usually indicates that a fact, plan, or result remains true regardless of another circumstance.