No. 349 in Czech
nicméně
"Nicméně" means "nevertheless" or "however."
In a sentence
Rád bych šel ven, nicméně dnes prší.
I would like to go out, however, it is raining today.
nicméně introduces a contrast between the speaker's desire and the weather condition.
Pokusil se to opravit, nicméně neúspěšně.
He tried to fix it, however, unsuccessfully.
nicméně is used to signal an unexpected result following the attempt described.
Rozhodli se vyrazit na cestu, nicméně museli se vrátit kvůli nehodě.
They decided to start the journey, however, they had to return due to an accident.
nicméně introduces a situation that occurred contrary to the initial decision.
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