irgendwie

German

Alternative forms

• iwi, iwie, irwie (Internet slang)

Etymology

irgend +‎ wie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪɐ̯ɡəntˈviː/, /ˈɪɐ̯ɡəntvi/, [-ɡn̩t- ~ -ɡŋ̍t- ~ -ɡŋ̍k-]
• IPA^(key): /ˈɪɐ̯n(t)vi/ (colloquial)

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iː

Adverb

irgendwie

1. somehow

Further reading

• “irgendwie” in Duden online
• “irgendwie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache