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angenommen

assuming; granted; suppose

conjunction AN-ge-no-men Rare
Communication Expressions

Also means

let us say; hypothetically

Usage Note

Angenommen opens a hypothetical scenario — 'assuming/suppose that'. It is common in both spoken and written German and is more colloquial than gesetzt den Fall: Angenommen, du hast recht – was folgt daraus? ('Suppose you're right – what follows from that?'). Often used in thought experiments and debate.

Examples

"Angenommen, wir haben nicht genug Budget – was wäre die Alternative?"

Natural Translation

Assuming we don't have enough budget – what would be the alternative?

Literal Translation

Assumed, we have not enough budget – what would be the alternative?

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