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Ray Miecznikowski
Difference between "Wie auch immer" and "egal" And could you give examples of the usage of both? Vielen Dank im Voraus!!
Aug 16, 2015 12:48 AM
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Usually, in German we use "egal" for "I don't mind either way", "I don't give a f***" or "Whatevs" e.g. "Möchtest Du lieber Obstkuchen oder lieber Käsekuchen?" - "Mir egal" It would sound rather weird if you said "Wie auch immer" in this context - at least to me, but then I'm probably your granny's age. "Wie auch immer" is ONE possibility of saying "Whatever (you do)" - Note: if you want to use it with "tun", it's "Was immer Du tust"! Usually, "wie auch immer" is followed by a sentence in German, or at least by some sort of conclusion: "Wie auch immer (Du Dich entscheidest), einer wird Dir böse sein" = "Egal wie/für wen/wofür Du Dich entscheidest, einer wird Dir böse sein" Regards, Susanne
August 16, 2015
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