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so oder so

either way; in any case

adverb zo O-der ZO Rare
Communication Expressions

Also means

one way or another

Usage Note

So oder so signals that the outcome is the same regardless of which option is chosen: So oder so, das kostet Zeit ('Either way, it takes time'). It is purely colloquial and very common in everyday speech; the slightly more formal counterpart is auf jeden Fall or in jedem Fall.

Examples

"So oder so werden wir das Problem lösen müssen."

Natural Translation

Either way, we are going to have to solve this problem.

Literal Translation

So or so will we the problem solve must.

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