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zugestanden

granted; admittedly

adverb tsoo-ge-SHTAN-den Rare
Communication Responses

Also means

I'll give you that; conceded

Usage Note

Zugestanden functions as a parenthetical concession — 'granted' or 'I'll admit that' — before countering: Zugestanden, die Kosten sind hoch, aber der Nutzen überwiegt. It is the past participle of zugestehen used adverbially and suits written argument.

Examples

"Zugestanden, es gibt Schwächen in dem Konzept, doch der Ansatz ist richtig."

Natural Translation

Granted, there are weaknesses in the concept, but the approach is right.

Literal Translation

Granted, there are weaknesses in the concept, but the approach is right.

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