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ansonsten

egyébként

Wenn etwas nicht so ist oder nicht passiert, dann gilt das andere.

The German word "ansonsten" is an adverb meaning "otherwise", "apart from that", or "in other respects". It is composed of "an" (a preposition here) and "sonsten", which means "otherwise" or "else".

Similar words:

  • sonst (otherwise)
  • andernfalls (otherwise, if not)
  • falls nicht (if not)

Difference:

  • ansonsten usually refers to a general summary or exception in addition to what was just mentioned ("Apart from that, everything is fine").
  • sonst and andernfalls often have a stronger conditional or contrasting meaning ("Do this, otherwise...").

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Examples

Ansonsten bleibt alles beim Alten.adverb

Egyébként minden a régi marad.

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