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je nachdem

it depends; depending on

conjunction yeh NAHKH-dem Rare
Communication Responses

Usage Note

je nachdem is a flexible phrase used alone as a hedging answer or followed by a clause (je nachdem, ob/wie...) meaning 'depending on whether/how'. Very common in conversational German.

Examples

"Kommt du mit? — Je nachdem, wie lange das dauert."

Natural Translation

Will you come along? — It depends how long it takes.

Literal Translation

Come you along? — Each after-that, how long that lasts.

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