No. 177 in Danish
alligevel
"Alligevel" means "nevertheless" or "anyway" in English.
In a sentence
Han sagde, han ikke kunne komme, men han dukkede alligevel op.
He said he couldn't come, but he showed up anyway.
In this sentence, 'alligevel' is used to show that the outcome was contradictory to the expectation.
Det regnede, men vi besluttede alligevel at tage på stranden.
It was raining, but we decided to go to the beach anyway.
Here, 'alligevel' conveys the idea that they went to the beach despite unfavorable conditions.
Er det ikke underligt, at han alligevel er venner med hende?
Isn't it strange that he's still friends with her?
In this case, 'alligevel' is used to express a surprising or unexpected relationship or fact.
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