| German > English |
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| und zwar |
| adv. namely |
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| Analysis |
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| und |
| conj. (co-ordinating) and |
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| Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake |
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| Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. |
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| conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them |
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| Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! |
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| zwar |
| adv. Signals a following contrary clause, which is usually introduced with aber, stressing that the speaker is aware of the contradiction, but that it does not invalidate the statement. |
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| Dieser Rock ist zwar teuer, aber ich kaufe ihn trotzdem. - This skirt is admittedly expensive, but I’ll buy it anyway. |
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| Wir hatten zwar viele Probleme, aber letztlich hat es sich auf jeden Fall gelohnt. - We did have a lot of problems, but in the end it was definitely worth it. |
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| adv. namely; (only in the form und zwar) |
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| Aber dann habe ich mir doch eins gekauft, und zwar das blaue. - But then I bought one anyway, namely the blue one. |
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