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jeweils

each

adverb YAY-vyls Common
Grammar & Structure Adverbs

Also means

respectively

Usage Note

jeweils means 'in each case' or 'apiece', distributing a quantity over members of a group: zwei Karten jeweils ('two tickets each'). It also means 'at any given time', as in der jeweilige Chef ('whoever happens to be the boss').

Examples

"Sie bekamen jeweils zehn Euro."

Natural Translation

They each received ten euros.

Literal Translation

They received each ten euros.

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