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selbstverständlich

of course

adverb ZELPST-fer-shtent-likh Rare
Communication Responses

Also means

naturally

Usage Note

selbstverständlich affirms something as self-evident, a polite emphatic of course. As a standalone reply it grants a request graciously. As an adjective it means self-evident: eine selbstverständliche Sache.

Examples

"Selbstverständlich helfe ich dir dabei."

Natural Translation

Of course I'll help you with that.

Literal Translation

Self-evidently help I you thereby.

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