auf der einen Seite

on the one hand

adverb owf dehr EY-nen ZY-teh Rare

Usage Note

Auf der einen Seite introduces the first of two contrasting considerations; almost always followed by auf der anderen Seite, making the pair a standard two-sided argument structure in German.

Examples

"Auf der einen Seite spart man Zeit, auf der anderen verliert man Qualität."

Natural Translation

On the one hand you save time, on the other you lose quality.

Literal Translation

On the one side saves one time, on the other loses one quality.

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