Also means
moreover
Usage Note
außerdem adds a further point, like 'besides' or 'in addition'. As a sentence opener it triggers verb-second inversion: Außerdem ist es spät. It literally combines außer ('apart from') and dem.
Examples
"Es regnet, außerdem ist es kalt."
Natural Translation
It's raining, and besides it's cold.
Literal Translation
It rains, besides is it cold.
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