No. 581 in Swedish
däremot
"On the other hand" or "however."
In a sentence
Jag gillar kaffe, däremot är jag inte särskilt förtjust i te.
I like coffee; however, I'm not particularly fond of tea.
The word 'däremot' is used here to introduce a contrast between the liking of coffee and the lack of fondness for tea.
Hon är väldigt musikalisk, däremot spelar hon inte något instrument.
She is very musical; however, she doesn't play any instrument.
In this sentence, 'däremot' contrasts her musicality with her lack of playing an instrument.
Ett rum var välstädat, däremot låg det kläder överallt i det andra.
One room was tidy; however, there were clothes everywhere in the other.
Here, 'däremot' sets up a comparison showing the difference between the states of the two rooms.
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