zum anderen

for another thing, secondly

adverb TSOOM AHN-de-ren Rare

Also means

on the other hand

Usage Note

Zum anderen is the obligatory counterpart of zum einen; the pair is one of the most common structuring devices for listing two considerations in standard German discourse.

Examples

"Sie ist zum einen kreativ, zum anderen sehr zuverlässig."

Natural Translation

She is, for one thing, creative, and for another, very reliable.

Literal Translation

She is to-the-one creative, to-the-other very reliable.

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