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quand mêmeexpr.

[kɑ̃ mɛm]

still / anyway / all the same

In a sentence

  1. Il pleut, mais on y va quand même.It’s raining, but we’re going anyway.
  2. Merci quand même !Thanks all the same!

The Swiss-army adverb: « still », « anyway », « really ?! », « after all » — meaning shifts with your tone of voice. Master it and you sound instantly native.

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What « quand même » means, the register it belongs to (courant), and two sentences you can use today. A new word every day → Open this short as a page — transcript included →

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