irgendwie
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɪɐ̯ɡəntˈviː/, /ˈɪɐ̯ɡəntvi/, [-ɡn̩t- ~ -ɡŋ̍t- ~ -ɡŋ̍k-]
- IPA(key): /ˈɪɐ̯n(t)vi/ (colloquial)
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) - Rhymes: -iː
Adverb
[edit]irgendwie
- somehow (in some unknown or unspecific manner)
- Der Dieb muss irgendwie über diese Mauer gekommen sein.
- The thief must have managed to get over this wall somehow.
- (informal) for some reason; used to express uncertainty about the justification for an opinion
- Die Farben passen irgendwie nicht so richtig zusammen.
- The colors don't really go together for some reason.
See also
[edit]German correlatives