Example: Het regende hard, niettemin gingen we buiten spelen.
Definition
"Niettemin" is an adverb used to indicate a contrast or concession, similar to 'nevertheless' or 'nonetheless' in English. It expresses that despite a preceding statement or condition, the following action or fact still occurs or is true.
The word "niettemin" comes from Dutch, combining 'niet' meaning 'not' and 'temin,' an archaic form related to 'despite that.' It literally means 'notwithstanding that,' reflecting its use to introduce a contrasting idea. Did you know it is often used to add emphasis to unexpected outcomes?
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"Niettemin" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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